2 96 China , theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation tobeintuitivelyreasonable , sinceamongthemost “ displaced ” sectorsislabour intensivemanufacturing ( forexample , textilesandclothing ), whichutilises considerableunskilledlabour. SomedescriptionsoftradeinthesesectorsshowstronggrowthinChinese exportstoMERCOSURintextiles , clothingandfootwear , whichreinforcedthe resultsmentionedabove.Inthefootwearsector , in1999 , importstotheregion accountedfor93 percentoftotalChineseimports , whilein 2006they representedonly71percent.Intheclothingsector , in1999 , importstothe regionexceededChineseimportsby1.8times , whilein2006theybarelytotalled 72.7percentofChineseimports.Themostdramaticcase , however , istextiles , sinceimportstotheregionexceededtheimportsofChinesefabricsby8.5times in1999 , butin2006theyweredowntoonly94percentofthem.Thetrendis clear ( SATSM2008 ) . Ontheotherhand , accordingtoUNCTAD ( 2005 ), intermsofdemand composition , Chinasgrowth — withtheresultingincreaseinpercapitaincome andstrongmigrationtothecities — hasprovokedachangeinfoodpreferences , causingafurtherriseindemandforlivestockproducts , oilcrops , vegetableoils , fruitandvegetables , aswellasariseintheuseofenergy , productsinwhich LatinAmericaishighlycompetitive. 5.犆狅狀犮犾狌犱犻狀犵犚犲犿犪狉犽狊 Inlight ofthe generalconsiderations abouttrade relations between MERCOSURandtheEUpresentedabove , whichemphasisednegotiationsonan FTAandthecharacteristicsoftradepatternsbetweenMERCOSURandChina , itispossibletodrawanumberofconclusions. Aslong asthespecialisation of Chineseexportsadvancestowards more comparativeadvantagesin sectors with more valueadded ( a high degree of transformation ) andleavesmoreroomforsectorsmoreintensiveinnaturalresources , theEU , duetoitsdevelopmentstrategy ( littlerelatedtoitsresources ), hasbeen inclinedtoprotectthissectorofitseconomy.InEurope , therearenoticeable differencesbetweentheproductionpatternsofitsmemberstates , andthusto onepartofitsagriculturalproduction ( concentratedincertaincountries ) the intraregionalmarketisveryimportant.Ontheotherhand , theCAPandits basiscontinuetobeimportanttoEUsocioeconomicpolicyandtoits “ collective consciousness ” .ThiselementisnotpresentwithregardtoChina , where , onthe contrary , theneedtoensurecertain minimumlevelsoffoodprovision , raw materialsandenergy maygeneratetradeopportunitiesandchancesforthe creationofproductionchainsbetweentheMERCOSURcountriesandChina.
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