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It is the Year of the Rat. Chinese astrologers say it heralds wealth and prosperity. Those born Rats are pioneers, meticulous and systematic, qualities China says its entrepreneurs have in spades. The EU may be concerned by ChinaâÂÂs increasing dominance but Dusseldorf in Germany is not. The city has been working for years on encouraging more Chinese businesses to move here, even though China effectively killed its steel industry, its companies are beating German firms to major contracts, and China is set to snatch GermanyâÂÂs title as the worldâÂÂs top goods exporter this year.
