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China's pork industry faces overcapacity as modern farming methods boost production while consumption declines, pushing prices to 15-year lows and forcing exports.
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The country is too complacent about its export dependence

Foreign concerns about a deluge of Chinese goods fall on deaf ears in Beijing

It is a problem not for the rest of the world, but for itself

Government remedies are not up to the job

The resulting flood of exports will be good news for consumers. Less so for the world’s carmakers

It is a leading producer of caviar, foie gras and truffles