“…Chapter 4 (Tables 4.11 and 4.12) showed how the trade of the 'other BRICs' with China was more significant than trade between each other, but it is not only trade with the other BRICs that is significant as earlier chapters also showed. The share of China in Latin America's exports increased seven-fold from 2000 to 2010, and by 2009, China was the top export market for Chile and Cuba as well as Brazil, and the second biggest for Colombia, Costa Rica and Peru (Jenkins 2012(Jenkins : 1339. What is particularly clear is that Latin America is a major exporter of primary commodities to China, with copper ore, soybean, soya oil, iron ore, crude oil, and refined copper leading the way in terms of exports.…”