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Trade Expansion of China and India: Threat or Opportunity

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  • Mahvash Saeed Qureshi
  • Guanghua Wan

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By exploring the export performances and specialization patterns of China and India, we assess their trade competitiveness and complementarity vis-à-vis each other as well as with the rest of the world.

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  • Mahvash Saeed Qureshi & Guanghua Wan, 2008. "Trade Expansion of China and India: Threat or Opportunity," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2008-08, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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