Obama suggests US is better partner than China to African leaders
Although the president did not mention China by name, the comments were clearly aimed at Beijing as his administration uses the summit to promote the US as a better partner in its efforts to catch up with the rapidly expanding Sino-Africa trade. Obama …
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China-Asean links set to deepen as capital flows increase
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are a natural fit as trade partners. Not surprisingly, then, the links have strengthened in the last 20 years, thanks to regional trade pacts, the integration of supply chains and rising incomes …
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China's China trading status overstated
Reimports from China's China trading partners are counted as part of total China imports and, in this context, China treats Hong Kong as a China trading partner, rather than as a free-trade zone. In this way, reimports serve to inflate China's trade data, meaning that …
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