Well, that doesn't conclude with anything that blind freddie couldn't have told you!!
What a crock! And we pay for these people to come up with this rubbish.
"This paper provides evidence that China?s manufacturing exports have been a significant driver of its demand for resource commodities."
Duh. What else could they make things from, eh? Hot air (although Canberra seems to think that is feasible)?
The whole conclusion is stating the obvious. One of the things that we, as a resource exporter, NEED to know, is how much of China's exports can be diverted to domestic consumption if there is another major downturn in the world economy?
A second thing is, how long are the levels of internal investment in construction (for manufacturing and infrastructure) going to be maintained?
