Weweretoldthatthestonefigure_______backtothe16thcenturywasofgreatvalue.

翻译：ChinamaywellbethefavoritewhippingboyofmanufacturersintheUnitedStatesthesedays.Butinthedevelopingworld,thecountryisbecomingthetradingpartnerofchoice,drawinginairplanesfromBrazil,soybeansfromArgentinaandseafoodfromMalaysia,boostingeconomiesandleadingtonewpoliticalalliances.Thegrowingappetiteoftheworld’mostspopulousnationhasmadeChinaanewsourceofincomeforthedevelopingeconomiesofSouthAmericaandAsia.“China’sboomingimportsfromdevelopingcountriesespeciallyofcommodities——arenotonlyhelpinggrowthincountriesfromBraziltoAfrica,butarealreadyreshapinginternationaltraderelations,”saidKennethRogoff,aneconomicsprofessoratHarvardUniversity.DevelopedcountriesalsoaresendingmoregoodstoChins,theworld-largesteconomy,withanestimated’ssixth$1.334trilliongrossdomesticproductin2003,accordingtotheIMF.

AtrendthatoccursatthesametimewiththemovementtotheSouthandtheWeastoftheUnitedStatesis________.

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