I'm really ashamed of the enormous Chinese demand that has created this phenomenon.
The reality is that it will take some time before anyone knows for sure what Chinese demand is this year.
It had nothing to do with Chinese demand.
This means that Chinese demand for commodities was likely almost as strong as ever in 2009.
If Chinese demand was that important, it wouldn't likely have suffered that much in 2009.
Germany, however, rejected a Chinese demand that the gathering be canceled.
Chinese demand has caused the price of steel to rise 20 percent this past spring.
But Chinese demand had risen more than eightfold, to 17 million tons.
Nobody knows how large an increase would be needed to hurt Chinese demand significantly.
They are expected to post more than 20% growth on the back of strong Chinese demand.