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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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OpportunitiesandChallengesFacingChinaandMERCOSURintheContextoftheFinancialCrisis 03 chemicalproducts basemetalsandmanufacturedgoods.Themainimportsinto Chinaareminerals forestryproductsandanimalhusbandryproducts.According itsofficialstatistics BrazilmainlyexportstoChinamineralsandplantproducts andimportsfromChinamainlyelectromechanicalproducts chemicalproducts basemetalsandmanufacturedgoods.Chinaismaintainingitsleadershipinthe exportoflabourintensiveproducts.Itstextileproductsandraw materials furnitureandtoys lightindustryproductssuchasshoes bootsandumbrellas rank respectively fourth ninthandtenthinBrazilsHarmonisedSystem HS categoryofimportsfromChina accountingfor36.6percent 45.2percentand 70.5percent respectively. AccordingtoofficialArgentinestatistics ArgentinaexportstoChinamainly plantproducts especiallyoilseeds plantandanimalgrease mineralsand leatherproducts.Argentinaimportsfrom China mainly electromechanical products chemicalproducts transportationequipment textileproductsandraw materials. Sincethebeginningofthetwentyfirstcentury theshareofSinoLatin AmericantradeinChinasforeigntradehasrisensignificantly fromabout3per centto6percent.LatinAmericahasbecomeoneofChinasmostimportant trading partners. Mutualcomplementarity mutual benefits and reciprocity characterisethepartnership.MERCOSURhascontributedgreatlytotherapid growthinSinoAmericantrade.BrazilisChinaslargesttradingpartnerinLatin America andinApril2009ChinabecameBrazilslargesttradingpartnerforthe firsttime.ArgentinaisChinasfourthlargesttradingpartnerinLatinAmerica. ChinaisArgentinaslargesttradingpartner secondlargestexportmarketand thirdlargestsourceofimports. 1.2 SubstantialProgressin Economicand TechnologicalCooperation with China:TheCasesofBrazil ArgentinaandUruguay 犛犻狀狅犅狉犪狕犻犾犻犪狀犆狅狅狆犲狉犪狋犻狅狀 Chinaisthemostpopulousdevelopingcountryintheworld whileBrazilis the most populous developing countryin the Western hemisphere.Both economiesaregrowingrapidly.Owingtothelateestablishmentofdiplomatic relationsandapolicyonbothsidesoftreatingdevelopedcountriesastheir diplomaticpriority investmentandeconomiccooperation betweenthetwo countriesstartedratherlate.However inthepastfiveyears thenumberof economiccooperationprojectsbetweenthetwocountrieshasbeenincreasing as hasthesizeofinvestments. ChinastartedeconomiccooperationwithBrazilin1984 firstintheformof