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So the shipping news—at least as measured by the BDI—is largely good. Even better, it may be a sign that China’s trade deficit may be declining. The downside: China isn’t sucking up raw materials in vast quantities from the United States. (We export grains and soybeans to China, but not coal or iron ore.)