When our dollars reach China and other foreign countries, they can't be eaten, nor would any rational individual hide them.

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By 2020, China intends to quadruple patent applications domestically and in foreign countries, a staggering number.

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But on a small business level, which is the essence of this country and it is the foreign ambassador for countries around the world to meet us, when I go to China and I spend all my time, I have a one-on-one relationship.

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Other countries like China recycle their foreign trade imbalances and use dollars as fuel subsidies.

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Nearly half of the clothing in America's closets is made in China, and almost all of the rest is made in other foreign countries.

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Achieving that sum likely will depend on getting agreement from countries that hold large foreign exchange reserves, such as China and Saudi Arabia.

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Foreign steel makers found other markets during that span, namely China and Middle Eastern countries.

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The picture is less clear for Asian countries, which, led by China and Japan, account for about half of the world's foreign-exchange reserves and sovereign-wealth assets.

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