Passage 2
China's Economic Role in Asia
China's economic role in Asia is burgeoning. With 1.2 billion people and an economy growing more rapid than any other in the region. China's rising importance as a trader manufacturer and investor offers neighbors a fast-growth cushion against slowdowns in the West. In 1995, for Japanese businesses grappling with the strong Yen, China is especially attractive. Japan's domestic market is sagging, and yen-based costs are pricing its exports too high. China offers thriving market and a cheap production base. Nearly one of every 10 yen that Japanese companies invest this year will end up in China, by one estimate. But it isn't manufacturing that links China to Asia. China's huge appetite for everything from grain to top-of-the-line technologies helps, too. South Korea's auto industry and Japan's steel industry, both dragging, get a big lift from China.
And China's market could grow even more important, and not just to Asia. Although Sino-American trade surged to $40 billion last year from only $2 billion when Beijing begin its economic reforms in 1979, trade in some areas, notably services, is still generally closed. As it opens, other areas of market will expand. To be sure, China's trade expansion hasn't been smooth. This year,Beijing averted U. S. sanctions by settling a dispute over copy right and patent protection. But by the year 2010. According to OCED,Asia will account for one-third of global demand and China will almost certainly be the largest component.
This year, about 10% of Japan's foreign investment went to China
A、正确
B、错误
【正确答案】：A
【名师解析】:根据题目内容，中国在亚洲的经济角色正在迅速增长。中国拥有12亿人口和比该地区任何其他国家都快的经济增长速度。中国的崛起作为一个贸易者、制造商和投资者，为其邻国提供了一个快速增长的缓冲，以抵御西方的放缓。1995年，面对日元强劲的日本企业，中国尤其具有吸引力。日本的国内市场正在下滑，基于日元的成本使其出口价格过高。中国提供了一个蓬勃发展的市场和廉价的生产基础。据估计，今年日本公司投资的每10日元中，将近1日元将最终流向中国。但并不是制造业将中国与亚洲联系起来。中国对从粮食到顶级技术的一切需求巨大，这也有所帮助。韩国的汽车工业和日本的钢铁工业都在下滑，但都从中国获得了巨大的提振。
此外，中国的市场可能会变得更加重要，不仅仅是对亚洲。尽管中美贸易从去年的仅20亿美元激增至去年的400亿美元，但在一些领域，尤其是服务业，贸易仍然普遍关闭。随着这些领域的开放，其他市场的领域将会扩大。当然，中国的贸易扩张并非一帆风顺。今年，北京通过解决版权和专利保护的争端，避免了美国的制裁。但根据OCED的预测，到2010年，亚洲将占全球需求的三分之一，中国几乎肯定会是最大的组成部分。
题目中提到的一个具体数据是，今年大约10%的日本对外投资流向了中国。这个信息与题目选项A相符，因此答案是正确的。
