China slapping 17% on export fees

panthro · 12 Jan 2010 at 00:45

This will never happen. Exporting is too important to China's economy for them to be whacking charges on top, they need to remain ultra competitive in order to sustain their huge economic growth.

neil3k · 12 Jan 2010 at 08:08

I'll just buy from taiwan instead

China's democratic US supported floating factory island

Ironic Namesake · 12 Jan 2010 at 08:36

I import things a few times a week ,never heard of this 17% fee - think you got something mixed up!

starfighter · 12 Jan 2010 at 08:41

Such a change would be a massive move, Link or it didn't happen.

NathanE · 12 Jan 2010 at 09:04

Somebody got mixed up I believe.

They're now the world's largest exporter, at 17.7%.

Ironic Namesake · 12 Jan 2010 at 09:40

NathanE said:
Somebody got mixed up I believe.

They're now the world's largest exporter, at 17.7%.

Ah yes I saw that .. they're ahead of Germany now.

OP got it slightly mixed up

edscdk · 12 Jan 2010 at 10:23

Efour2 said:
WW3 inc -you read it first here!

didnt the germans borrow an extra 100billion? that buys a lot of tanks and Swastikas...

PMKeates · 12 Jan 2010 at 10:39

What's interesting is that the European Union as a group are still a bigger exporter (excluding exports to other EU countries) than China, and are far ahead of the US and Japan. Though, it does mostly stem from Germany's exports.