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    USCC Economic Issue Brief - RMB Internationalization.pdf

    U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 2014
    China is by all measures a global economic power: it is the world’s largest exporter and second-largest importer of goods and services, the largest holder of foreign exchange reserves, and the second-largest economy.
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    Riding the Sudanese storm: China, India, Russia, Brazil and the two Sudans

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014
    The creation of two Sudans following South Sudan’s independence has had important repercussions for two leading partners – China and India – trying to adapt to turbulent new circumstances and fluid politics. The transition has not been smooth.
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    LAC investment in China: a new chapter in Latin America and the Caribbean-China relations

    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), 2014
    In a 2012 report, Pathways to China: The Story of Latin American Firms in the Chinese Market, the IDB took a first step towards better understanding the dimensions and drivers of investment from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in China.
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    China's economic rise: history, trends, challenges, and implications for the United States

    Federation of American Scientists, 2014
    Some economists forecast that China will overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy within a few years. China’s economic rise has significant implications for the United States and hence is of major interest to Congress. On the one hand, China is a large (and potentially huge) export market for the United States. Many U.S.
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    South Africa and China: the making of a partnership

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014
    South Africa–China relations are developing at a steady pace, from the onset of formal diplomatic ties in 1998 to the multi-faceted partnership we see today. Its various elements include historical links, diplomatic relations, multilateral co-operation, trade and investment, and public media engagement.
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    Trade and exchange rates: effects of exchange rate misalignments on tariffs

    2013
    The genesis of the GATT and IMF in 1940s created a clear line between the GATT and IMF: one was to be responsible for trade liberalisation, and the other for exchange-rate. The current paper argues that this artificial construction created an illusion that trade could be separated from exchange rates.
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    Ensuring access to rare earths: are WTO disciplines on export restrictions enough?

    2013
    Global supply of rare earths (REs) has been inhibited by China’s policies which prohibit/limit exports, which have been purportedly undertaken with salutary objectives like mineral conservation and public health. This paper considers whether relying on WTO norms and the Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DSM) can independently assure a country of its rare-earth supplies.
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    Coresidence with elderly parents in contemporary China: the role of filial piety, reciprocity, socioeconomic resources, and parental needs

    Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2014
    Traditionally, family has played a central role in elder care in China. In addition, China’s constitution and a series of laws passed in the late 1990s stipulate that family members have the primary responsibility for taking care of their elderly parents, including arranging for suitable housing.
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    Intra - BRICS trade & its implications for India

    2014
    The significance of international trade was highlighted by the leaders of the BRICS group of countries as they met for their Sixth Summit in Fortaleza, Brazil in July, 2014. The BRICS group, made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, came together calling for an Action Plan for advancing its work on trade and investment.
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    Building mutual understanding for effective development

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014
    In recent years a number of countries, referred to collectively as the rising powers, have achieved rapid economic growth and increased political influence. In many cases their experience challenges received wisdom on inclusive development. Research funded by traditional development donors has tended to focus on their own aid recipients.

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