The pace of China's growth as a major global trading economy over the past 30 years is almost unprecedented in economic history.
Countries have grown at a similarly rapid pace before, but they've never made up such a large portion of the global economy.
A research note from Deutsche Bank analysts this week explains how the "gravity" of global trade has tipped towards China over just a 10-year period.
Image: Soldiers of People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China walk past a sign of 2015 as they attend a flag-raising ceremony at the beginning of the military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2015. - http://www.businessinsider.com
