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Financing options have also come a long way, with the Chinese government doing its part to ensure that the transactions important to its economic development and foreign policies can be facilitated by Chinese financial institutions.
FORBES: Where China Goes, Banks Will Follow
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It puts Chinese military modernization in a much larger context that talks about China's economic development, trade policies, foreign policies, China's domestic problems.
NPR: U.S. Notes Growing Chinese Military Strength
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According to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, the early 1990s saw Chinese income distribution much more equal than that of other emerging economies.
FORBES: The China Miracle: A Rising Wealth Gap
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Another prominent international ranking, the PISA tests run by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, has shown a strong performance for Chinese education systems, including Shanghai and Hong Kong.
BBC: Asians top of school tables - England in maths top 10
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That big caveat aside, the report somewhat persuasively puts the Chinese economy in context by comparing market penetration in various sectors with the history of U.S. economic development.
FORBES: The Biggest Winner In China In 2015? E-Commerce.
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But the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (a club of mainly rich countries) predicts that the growth in Chinese steel demand this year will be just 10.7%.
ECONOMIST: Enjoy it while it lasts | The
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One important tangent of this discussion hasn't had much exposure in the United States: the now 25-year-old wave of new Chinese documentary (and documentary-influenced fiction), whose development has paralleled the nation's emergence as an economic powerhouse.
WSJ: Repertory Film: Mining Forgotten Gems, Finding the Real China