Lesson 1 Text: China in the Market Place The Theme for the Lesson: China''s Foreign Trade Lesson 2 Text: The Curtain Goes Up Theme: China''s Absorption of Foreign Direct Investment Lesson 3 Text: Beijing Rising Theme: China''s Opened Economy Appendix to L. 1--3 On China''s Economic Reform:Deng Calls for Speedup in Reform Lesson 4 Text: A Global Perspective Theme: the World Economy Lesson 5 Text: U.S. is Prepared to See Trade Relations Worsen Theme: the US Strategy & Policy in Trade Lesson 6 Text: Economic Troubles Cloud New Market''s Future Theme: the Development of EU Lesson 7 Text: Japan Says No Theme: Japan''s Position on Trade Appendix: Why Japan Won''t Cave in to U.S. Trade Demands Lesson 8 Text: Here Comes Korea, Inc. Theme: South Korea & Other Fast-developing Asian Countries--their Progress and Problems Lesson 9 Text: Prosperity Persists in the UAE Theme: Newly-emerging Trading Stars Lesson 10 Text: Free Trade, with Luck Theme: GATT--WTO Lesson 11 Text: The Comeback of International Barter Theme: Barter Still in Use Lesson 12 Text: Soft Drink Wars: the Next Battle Theme: Market Competition Lesson 13 Text: Hong Kong is Tops at Cracking U. S.Shell Eggs Theme: Market Analysis Lesson 14 Text: Soft Commodities Theme: Commodities Market Lesson 15 Text: Weekly Commodities Theme: Reports on Commodities Exchange in Telex Lesson 16 Text: Pushing U.S. Style, Nike And Reebok Sell Sneakers to Europe Theme: Marketing & Management Lesson 17 Text: New Worlds To Conquer Theme: the World car Market Lesson 18 Text: The Tug of War on Textiles Theme: the Textiles Trade Lesson 19 Text: A Big Hit in the Stores Theme: Computer Trade Lesson 20 Text: An Oil Crisis Knocks on Recovery''s Door Theme: the Oil Market Index to Notes on Technical Terms & Introductions to International Organizations and Enterprises