Exam 11: The Asia Pacific Region

In the 1970s, Frank Gibney had called Japan The Fragile Superpower, which was confirmed with the crisis of the 1990s. In his new appraisal, Gibney writes that Japan has become the victim of:

Which of the following was designated China's first Special Economic Zone?

Illustrate the "one country, two systems" approach.

Describe APEC and its role in international trade.

The most rapidly growing economies in the Asian region during the 1980s and 1990s were sometimes referred to as the Four Asian Tigers or the Four ____.

Two major events that occurred in 2000 are having a profound effect on China's economy. One of these is the United States' granting normal trade relations (NTR) to China on a permanent basis (PNTR). Which of the following is the other one?

According to analysts, Japan's long entrenched Liberal Democratic Political party was one of the reasons for the Japanese crisis. #1: The country's long entrenched Liberal Democratic Political Party. #2: The hidebound Japanese bureaucracy.

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

As they have been the closest to foreign influences, negotiators from this part of China are famous for their special forms of entrepreneurship and spontaneity. Identify the region.

China is now the biggest market for personal computers.

The U.S. has granted NTR (normal trade relations) to Vietnam.

The two major events that had a profound impact on China's economy were: the global recession that started in 2008 and the 2008 Olympics Games that were held there.

Which of the following out-of-control factor explains Japan's end-of-the-century economic problems?

The primary multinational trade group in Asia is _____.

____, Jilin, and Heilongjiang have long represented a cohesive unit in terms of culture and the political economy. The three are referred to as dongbei, meaning Northeast, or dong sansheng, meaning Northeastern Three Provinces, instead of identifying each province individually.

Which of the following is the stereotype of businesspeople in the Northeast?

Negotiators in Taiwan are known for their efforts to impress you in ways and to extents you won't see anywhere else in China.

_____ is now Japan's most important trading partner.

One result of the Asian financial crisis of 1997 to 1998 was the creation of ____.

According to the text, in China, which of the following can cause some problems for television and radio advertisers in the country that print media can usually avoid?