国内英语资讯:Xinhua Headlines: Made-in-China diamonds poised to shape global market
<p><span word="ZHENGZHOU">ZHENGZHOU</span>/<span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 6-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="composition">composition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="abundant">abundant</span> <span word="element">element</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="polished">polished</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="over">over</span> 2,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="carat">carat</span> -- <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gram">gram</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="grains">grains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rice">rice</span>, <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="mined">mined</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="forged">forged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="millennia">millennia</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="mastered">mastered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manufacture">manufacture</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="en">en</span> <span word="masse">masse</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="indistinguishable">indistinguishable</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="mined">mined</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mined">mined</span> <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supplier">supplier</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="substitution">substitution</span> -- <span word="when">when</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="indifferent">indifferent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provenance">provenance</span> -- <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="perception">perception</span>.</p><p><span word="OVER">OVER</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span> <span word="MILLION">MILLION</span> <span word="CARATS">CARATS</span>, <span word="FROM">FROM</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span> <span word="FACTORY">FACTORY</span></p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="over">over</span> 10 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="carats">carats</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="abrasives">abrasives</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="foraying">foraying</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="aeronautics">aeronautics</span>, <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="rigs">rigs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honed">honed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="craft">craft</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hu">Hu</span> <span word="Junheng">Junheng</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gemstone">gemstone</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Henan">Henan</span> <span word="Huanghe">Huanghe</span> <span word="Whirlwind">Whirlwind</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="synthetic">synthetic</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="manufacturer">manufacturer</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1.2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="carats">carats</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="use">use</span>.</p>
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