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Thankyou for your response Sir !

Would you mind telling me why these mineral rich countries perfer India's imports to China ? Even after China's exports are much cheaper than India's.

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Could you elaborate the China's economic heft along with an example ? Like how other countries exports to china are increasing the demand for India's exports as mentioned in fifth para I didn't get it..I believe I am unable to comprehend this para.

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China is the biggest export market for many countries of Africa and some of Latin America. It is the biggest importer of iron ore, nickel, cobalt, soy, crude oil. China buys all sorts of minerals, particularly iron ore, copper, other battery materials, in large quantities from these countries, giving a boost to mining and export activities in the mineral-rich economies. China also imports huge quantities of soya beans, corn and other grains as animal feed. This generates income in the exporting countries. With the additional purchasing power generated by export to China, people in these economies import additional goods and services, some of which are supplied by Indian producers, and so India's exports benefit.

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