China is also Africa's largest trading partner, surpassing the United States and its traditional European partners.

BBC: China

China alone will probably have the largest economy, surpassing that of the United States a few years before 2030.

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"China alone will probably have the largest economy, surpassing that of the United States a few years before 2030, " the report says.

BBC: Asia 'to eclipse' US and Europe by 2030 - US report

Emerging markets maintain their lead as the hot spot for global equity, surpassing equity flows into the United States and Canada.

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Over the last 20 years, China has become one of the biggest economies on earth, surpassing Japan and one step behind the United States.

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Asia's emerging economies are achieving and in some cases surpassing western incomes, while maintaining far smaller governments than those in Europe and even the United States.

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