Exam 11: The Asia Pacific Region

________ is a unique forum that has evolved into the primary regional vehicle for promoting trade liberalization and economic cooperation, and includes all the major economies around the Pacific Rim, from Russia to Chile to Australia.

________ has replaced Nanjing as Jiangsu province's number one economy and foreign trade center.

The three contiguous provinces in Northeast China-________, Jilin, and Heilongjiang- have long represented a cohesive unit in terms of culture and the political economy.

What helps account for the vigorous economic growth of the ASEAN countries and their transformation from cheap-labor havens to industrialized nations?

The Hong Kong SAR government stresses the predominant role of the public sector over the private sector.

The two most important steps China must take to ensure smooth economic growth are to

According to analysts, Japan's long entrenched Liberal Democratic political party was one of the reasons for the Japanese crisis.

Analyze APEC's role in international trade.

The United States has granted NTR (normal trade relations) status to Vietnam.

China is now the biggest market for personal computers.

One target of ASEAN Vision 2020 is to

The first meeting of the members of the ASEAN+3 was devoted to devising a system whereby the member countries could

What country is at present the center of trade links with north China and the Asian republics of the former Soviet Union?

Since its turnover to the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong

Which nation is one of the Four Asian Tigers?

Give a brief account of the four major regional economies of China.

Negotiators from the ________ region in China have been the closest to foreign influences, and are excellent traders and particularly interested in making short-term gains.

What is one of the reasons behind the economic stagnation in Japan in the 1990s?

As they were closest to foreign influences, negotiators in Taiwan are considered to be the most liberal.

What is true of Tianjin in China?