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On India and China: both became thirstier for resources

Jonathan Watts writes in the Guardian about China and India: Their influence expanded in other areas. After enormous growth over the past 30 years, China is now poised to overtake Japan as the world's second biggest economy; if current trends continue,... ...full story at Danwei

from Danwei on Tue, Oct 20 2009

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