This latest issue of South Bulletin focuses on why China and other East Asian developing countries require a rethinking of the growth strategies, as the global economic slowdown has exposed their over-reliance on exports.

The articles include estimates on the dependence of China on exports for its growth (much higher than previously estimated), why the trade surplus of China with the US is much smaller than widely thought, and the way forward for future growth in China. Another aricle discusses why other East Asian countries face deeper problems and also need a policy re-thinking.

The Bulletin reports on the latest June climate talks in Bonn:  how developing countries suffered a setback in a new text, and how the talks reveal continuing deep differences.Another article reports on a dire warning by climate scientists why the "paltry pledges" of the Copenhagen Accord are driving the world to a temperature increase of 3 to 4 degrees.

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• Rethink of East Asian Growth Policies Needed
• Export Dependence and the Future of Growth in China and East Asia
• Little of China’s Exports To The US Is Retained As Income in China
• China’s Growth Has Been Export-Led
• China Is Vulnerable To A Export Slowdown - And The Way Forward
• Other Asian Countries Face Deeper Problems – And Need to Rethink Their Growth Strategy
• Setback for South Countries As New Climate Draft Omits Their Proposals
• Tough Climate Talks In Bonn As Deep Differences Remain
• Dire Warning By Scientists on “Paltry Pledges” of Copenhagen Accord