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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: Bilow who wrote (125626)3/5/2004 1:28:02 AM
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... making China into the next industrial giant

You concentrated on basic materials but the already existing industrial production is also astonishing:

China's Jan. Industrial Production Grows a Record 19%
Bloomberg February 12, 2004
quote.bloomberg.com

Cell Phones, Computers

Chinese factories made about two-fifths of the world's color televisions and more than a third of all mobile phones last year. Motorola Inc., the world's second-biggest cell-phone maker, said it increased production in China by a third to 40 million units, of which as much as half were for export.

The commerce ministry estimates China will make 170 million cell phones this year and as many as 30 million personal computers, including 8 million notebooks.
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