Should we be paying China more attention?

China's coal consumption continues to grow and, from October, China is set to overtake the US as the largest importer of oil. The Feed takes a look at this superpower economy.

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Published 14 August 2013 8:58pm

Updated 26 August 2013 2:01pm

By Jan Fran

Source: The Feed

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Much of Australia's economic success over the past few years has been linked to China's consumption of our natural resources.

So just how big and healthy is China and its economy? Jeannette Franics crushed the numbers to find out what's happening in this rising power.

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