Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c5.s1.59

v1.c5.s1.59

During this period, products exported to India from China were mainly silk, tea and beans. Besides these, other exports to India included eggs, peanuts, cowhide, sesame, China wood oil, coal, cotton yarn, pig iron, etc. It is worth noting that while cotton yarn had earlier been exported from India to China, during this period China began to export cotton yarn to India. This was a reflection of the development of cotton yarn manufacture in China, particularly from the time of the First World War.