The new January 2010 edition of The China Analyst is now available. We are pleased to once again provide this publication as a free resource online. In this edition, we look at the the threat of protectionism facing China; we delve into China’s prominent role in the rare earths industry; and we look at the new era for China and Africa after November’s FOCAC meeting.

Then of course there all the usual sections analysing China's economy in range of perspectives: Macroeconomic Monitor, China Souring Strategy, China Trade Roundup, China Facts & Figures, China Capital and China Business News Highlights. The four regional focus sections analyse the latest trade and investment relations between China and Africa, Australia, Latin America and Russia. In this edition we also launch a new Strategy section, which includes a map comparing China's economic performance in 2009 with the rest of the world, and a section discussing the business strategy of China International Marine Containers (CIMC), a great success story for China Inc. 

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