> From: "Mark Hessey" 
> "Phil Payne"  wrote: Foreign
investment in China
> (a more useful measure) shows the extent to which the Chinese are
> mechanising.
> Yes, that is a more useful statistic as it indicates likely future
> direction, well we know the direction, rather it helps predict the level and
> time frame more accurately than attempting to interpolate past trends
> forward.


Also they're now the world's 2nd largest oil importer.....

Adam

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