According to a new OECD report, the subsidies that Chinese firms have received over the past two decades explain almost 60% of their gains in global export market share. But, while China's industrial policy has helped boost the country's exports, it's been far less successful on other measures. As China's exports have surged, both productivity growth and profit margins have suffered.
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