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China on track to become top gold buyer
3 February 2011 The Financial Times

China's gold imports are estimated to have more than doubled from a year ago in the run-up to Chinese new year, putting the country on track to overtake India as the world's largest consumer of the precious metal.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f79b1824-2eed-11e0-88ec-00144feabdc0.html