More productive outcomes could be realized if China became more active in crafting the global agenda.
Will anybody be able to afford Bordeaux if China keeps buying it all up?
If China were to limit itself to claims based on UNCLOS, things would be clearer.
Some analysts say the greenback-denominated debt could damage the company if China devalues the renminbi.
If China does not join this year, it will not get another chance for some time.
If China's electricity production figures have a story to tell, it is of structural reform.
So if China and India do more invention, so much the better for American consumers.
If China's international reserves rise more slowly or even stop, there will be fewer dollars to recycle.
But if China is in no mood to be lectured, is there anything the EU can do?
If China accounts for the largest share of the long-term improvement, Africa has seen the largest recent turnaround.
If China can lower inflation, and we see some higher consumer spending, then that can bring us back.
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The official line is that everything will be fine if China continues on its current path of development.
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If China is suffering from skewflation, or temporary dips in supply, its inflation problem should soon resolve itself.
If China thinks those limits are being stretched unacceptably, it will not be the end of the matter.
Worries in America are likely to grow if China's space programme keeps up its steady pace of development.
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If China's prices start to rise, then its export prices start to rise, and that might trigger global inflation.
If China revalues the yuan in 2010 it may be for similar reasons.
If China sells U.S. Treasurys, the Renminbi goes higher and higher and higher.
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That might be a worry if China consumed most of what it imports.
If China Mobile locks down the iPhone 5 for the fourth quarter, look for sales that are, well, crazy.
If China's economy continues to boom, its energy demand will keep on surging.
And more immediately, if China stops buying, the fragile global recovery simply stops.
If China's emissions are higher than previously thought, that does not in itself mean the climate outlook is worse.
If China's problems stem from banks too willing to lend, Japan's stem from banks unwilling to lend at all.
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If China opens the capital account before it reforms its SOEs, foreign lending may help feed their investment hunger.
The history of the past two centuries offers an answer: only if China projects naval power into the Pacific.
If China could swap dollars for SDRs, some exchange-rate risk would be shifted to the other members of the IMF.
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As the year goes on, however, and if China overall slows but does not stutter, then regional attention should roam.
Can you really compete in critical areas like medical technology if China and India decide to ramp up their production?
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Now, if China says, we want to consult with you about being part of this as well, we welcome that.
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