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China’s export powerhouse status is threatened

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China’s role as the world’s manufacturer is slipping.

That’s according to a new study, written up in the FT on Tuesday.

“Last year Chinese exports of 1,200 products accounted for 22 per cent of the world’s exports, 3 percentage points down on the previous year, according to a new study by Bak...