The China syndrome
9 November 2007
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A Chinese foil to BHP Billiton s $140bn bid would cause political tremors. But it has some logic. China is set to be Rio’s biggest customer thanks to an insatiable appetite for iron ore. It could recapture those profits, and put some of its $1.4tr reserves to better use.
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