EmpiricalAnalysis:TradebetweenMERCOSURandChina / EU TrendsandFigures 2 75 unfairChinesecompetition , forinstanceinsectorssuchassteel , textilesand electronics.In2010 , thepressureescalatedinthewakeofglobalclaimsthat Chinahas been keepingitscurrency undervalued , which amountsto unfair competition. Asforexternaltrade , theInterAmericanDevelopmentBank ( IADB ) has estimatedthatonly2percentofArgentineanexportstothirdmarketsarelikely tobedisplacedby Chinesecompetition.Brazilappearstohaveslightly more causeforconcern:overthepastdecade , thecountryhaslost4percentofits exportstothirdmarketstoChina ( BarralandPerrone2007 ) . Anotherstudyestimatesin moredetailBrazilianexportlossesdueto Chinesecompetitioninrelevantmarkets ( PereiraandSouza2008:4445 ) .The studycomparestheoverlappingofBrazilianexportsandChineseexportsintwo periods:20032004and20062007.ItaffirmsthatBrazillost , intotal , USD2 billionintheArgentineanmarket , USD10billioninUSmarketsandUSD7.8 billioninEU markets.TheChinese “ effect ” onthoselossesisestimatedtobe 51.5percent ( Argentina ), 31.6percent ( US ), and35.7percent ( EU ), which amountstoroughlyUSD7billionintwoyears ( approximately2.4percentof Brazilstotalexports ) .ItisnoteworthythatChineseexportsevenmanagedto displaceBrazilianproductsthataregivenpreferentialtreatmentinArgentina , suchasmotorcycles , organicinorganiccomplexes , colouredbulbs , televisions andrubberfootwear ( PereiraandSouza2008:45 ) . Insum , inthefirstdecadeofthetwentyfirstcentury , MERCOSURs integrationintotheChineseeconomyseemstobereminiscentofaNorthSouth paradigmtypicalofthenineteenthcentury:theexchangeofraw materialsand manufacturedproducts , althoughnotfrom NorthtoSouth , geographically speaking.Thistrendwasparticularlyaccentuatedintheperiod20062008 , as observedintheempiricalanalysis.Withoutenteringintoadetaileddiscussionof thelongterm effects of a trade strategy based on natural resources , MERCOSURChinamarketsrevealopportunitiesforbothsides.Atthesame time , the overall picture presents tougher challenges to MERCOSURs members , sinceimportsfrom ChinahavesoaredandChinaisemergingasa potentialthreattoMERCOSURsexportsaroundtheworld. 4.犅犻犾犪狋犲狉犪犾犜狉犪犱犲犫犲狋狑犲犲狀犕犈犚犆犗犛犝犚犪狀犱狋犺犲犈狌狉狅狆犲犪狀犝狀犻狅狀 The EU representsanimportanttrading partnerfor MERCOSUR , with approximately26percentoftheblocsexports ( AlicewebMercosur ) .Nonetheless , fromthe EU perspective , MERCOSUR remainsarelatively minorexport destinationforgoods.Intheperiod20062007 , MERCOSURsimportsfromthe
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