Nowadays China has become number one world exporter of personal electronic devises. In 2010 Chinese export of personal computers amounted to almost $150 billion, which was 6 times higher compared to the United States. Major byers of Chinese personal computers are the U.S., Hong-Kong, Netherlands, Germany and Japan.

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