That was as it should be: China imported 444m tonnes of seaborne iron ore last year, more than Japan and Europe together.

情况本应如此：中国去年进口了4.44亿吨海运铁矿石，超过了日本和欧洲进口量的总和。

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China imported 4.6m barrels of oil a day in July (equivalent to over half of Saudi Arabia's daily output) and 58.1m tonnes of iron ore.

在七月份，中国日均进口石油460万桶(相当于沙特阿拉伯日产量的一半以上)，铁矿石5810万吨。

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But China has not imported as much as its trade partners would like.

VOA: special.2010.01.15

In the latest development, U.S.authorities are launching an investigation into the presence of the toxic chemical cadmium in children's jewelry imported from China.

VOA: standard.2010.01.11

"Toys imported from China, as toys manufactured in the United States and imported from other countries, all have to meet U.S.requirements and meet the U.S.laws,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.11

China imported 47% of its oil supplies last year as its domestic supplies dwindled.

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By 2008 China imported three times as much (it now accounts for 60% of total world imports).

ECONOMIST: Iron ore

Customs data shows that China imported 14.4% more iron ore in the quarter but paid 59.5% more for each ton.

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