But research by the International Monetary Fund shows that, beneath the veneer, 60-65% of all trade flows in the region can be classified as “intermediate goods” – components that are made in countries like Korea and Taiwan, assembled in China, and ultimately shipped out as finished goods to the West.
Sembra che queste cifre dipingano un quadro confortante di un’Asia sempre più autonoma in grado di fronteggiare meglio le scosse provenienti della ricorrenti crisi occidentali.