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[James Knott]

William Park wrote:

> There must be something else.  I don't understand why China has to
> import any OLD electronics, when they make all the NEW hardwares.
> Unless there is some reciprocal treaty, ie. they get access to our
> market, in return, they have to take some of our old junks.
> 

Since they take so much of it, they must have a reason.  Perhaps it's
all the raw materials that can be extracted and resused, such as gold,
lead, plastics etc.?  Modern electronic equipment is full of valuable
materials, that are too expensive to extract here.  I doubt they'd be
after old hard drives etc., to put into new computers.
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