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Can the West Compete with China's Industrial Machine?

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For years, Western policymakers warned about a new "China Shock" as Chinese exports flooded global markets. Now Beijing is pushing back with a new message: stop seeing China as a threat and start seeing an opportunity.

7 Aug English Germany News

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