Cross-border commerce, long suppressed by political rivalry, is growing, as tariffs fall and barriers to trade are dismantled.

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In this case, any new restraints on cross-border commerce seem much more foolish right now than they would be during good times.

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One of the early generation of returnee entrepreneurs to China, Guo pondered what types of business would be most impacted by this trend and decided cross-border e-commerce was prime.

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Applications of Bitcoin could be in cross-border transactions, or in creating whole new types of commerce.

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But delegates did begin to lay plans for cross-border communication and cooperation in the event of major meltdowns: work-arounds so commerce can continue and emergency services can be provided if systems collapse.

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