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The exports of Indian yarn to China declined in the 20th century.

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The above statement is True. The exports of Indian yarn to China declined in the 20th century.
Indian spinning mills created yarn that was either sold to China or used by handloom weavers in India. Due to the oversupply of Chinese and Japanese mills' products in the Chinese market starting in 1906, the export of Indian yarn to China decreased. Indian industrialists started switching from producing yarn to cloth as a result. Between 1900 and 1912, India's production of cotton goods increased twice. Additionally, when the swadeshi movement gained strength, nationalists encouraged citizens to avoid wearing imported clothing, and indigenous cloth production was encouraged.

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