This roster of analyses continues to expand as data on country pairs at this level of
aggregation become available. Since theory provides little guide and each country
behaves differently, each country pair must be evaluated independently. This study
does so for bilateral trade in 47 separate industries between the UK and China. China
ranks as the ninth-largest UK export destination (with 2011 exports measuring more
than £7 billion) and the third largest source of imports (nearly £25 billion)