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CHINA'S QUEST FOR RESOURCES中国需要资源

A ravenous dragon 一条饥饿的巨龙

China's hunger for natural resources has set off a global commodity boom. Developed countries worry about being left high and dry, but the biggest effects will be felt in China itself, says Edward McBride

中国对于自然资源的渴望，激发了全球商品市场的繁荣。发达国家担心资源短缺影响本国发

BMW chooses a glitzy new showroom here in Munich as the venue for the company’s annual press conference. The world’s biggest premium carmaker sold a record 1.5 million vehicles last year. Managers told reporters that despite the weak dollar and high commodity prices, the carmakers are hoping to increase earnings this year. But BMW’s chief executive told me, he still worried about the US market.