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China picks up the decrease in trade and starts their way on a new economic recovery after a shaky inflation in January. Their exports increased drastically compared to the previous couple of months, and their global trade suplus widened.

This article suggests that the lack of recovery from the recession might lead to weakness in the American business cycle. The potential is not present as it was before the recession, and that is what concerns the author of this article. It will be very interesting to follow the course of the American business cycle (economic growth), and if this article is right, it opens for even bigger Chinese dominance in the economic world.

 Too much protectionism is not good as well as no protectionism, it will ruin the free trade in the world. 

This article looks at the European Commission, an organization that has warned of a slide towards "blatant and uncontrolled protectionism" across the globe as emerging markets from several countries are starting to defend themselves, warning that abuses by countries like Russia, Brazil, Indonesia, China and other key states could pose a growing threat to global recovery. The EU trading body has said "154 new tariffs and restrictive measures have been pushed through over the past year while "virtually none" has been abolished"