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>"Also, the average profit of Chinese exports is just 1.7%"

What is the average net profit margin on American exports? Due to the nature of much of what the Chinese export, we can assume low profit margins, but we need some context for this.

>when a management of a country starts divesting, that's a sign of troubles, not of wealth.

Wealthy countries own vast amounts of foreign assets.

>but as a favor to their largest client base

It isn't a "favor"; Americans purchase Chinese exports with dollars. What else are the Chinese to do with all those dollars? They purchase "risk-free" government bonds. There's no magical arrangement. It's mutually beneficial.




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