The Autumn Canton Trade Fair, going on until Nov. 4, may provide some clues on exports going forward.

FORBES: China Hard Landing Fears Easing

Looking ahead, the Autumn Canton trade fair from October 15 to November 4 will be important to watch for in terms of assessing whether such improvements can be sustained into the fourth quarter, Barclays analysts led by Jian Chang in Hong Kong told clients in a note over the weekend.

FORBES: Take That Hard Landing; China Exports Beat Consensus

And we might remind ourselves also, that if those men setting out from Delftshaven had been daunted by the troubles they saw around them, then we could not this autumn be thankful for a fair land.

WSJ: And the Fair Land

This autumn it is growing at a fair clip - and I would be surprised if it slows down in November.

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It has previously shunned any role in the ISAF and has said that it is already paying more than its fair share by bearing the bulk of the cost of the military operation which defeated the Taliban last autumn.

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