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Re-exports of
Taiwan-origin to
China by Major
Commodities in 1988
(HK$ Mn)
As a
proportion
of total
( ૪ )
All items
17,489
Textile yarn, fabrics,
5,986
100
34
made-up articles and
related products
Machinery specialised
2,217
13
for particular
industries
Electrical machinery,
1,803
10
apparatus and
appliances and
electrical parts
thereof
Artificial resins and
plastic materials,
and celluloseestess
Miscellaneous
manufactured articles
1,598
9
752
Bi-lateral trade balance for indirect trade between China
and Taiwan via Hong Kong
9.
(1)
Insofar as indirect trade via Hong Kong is
concerned, since 1980 Taiwan has consistently run a surplus with China. In 1988 this trade surplus grew rapidly to HK$13.8 billion, almost double that recorded in
1987.
(1)
This refers only to the indirect trade balance between China and Taiwan via Hong Kong. Direct trade between China and Taiwan (though not allowed by the Taiwan authorities it is widely believed to be taking place, although on a limited scale) and indirect trade via places other than Hong Kong are not included in this trade balance. So the overall trade balance between China and Taiwan may differ significantly from the figures shown here.
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