文档介绍：Unit 2
International Trade
国际贸易
Comprehension questions:
1. What is international trade?
2. How were international trade traditionally regulated and how is it now regulated?
3. What is agricultural interests’ attitude toward free trade?
4. When is there often strong domestic pressure to increase tariffs?
Part A Exercises
1)Directions: Listen to the first news item carefully and decide whether the following
statements are “T”(true) or “F”(false).
(1) ( ) China has been undergoing increasing anti-dumping, anti-subsidy,
protection measures and special safeguard investigations since its accession to
WTO.
(2) ( ) China has suffered the most in anti-dumping investigation in the for
nine years running.
(3) ( ) 56 anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, protection measures and special
safeguard investigations were launched by 12 countries and regions against
China in the first of this year.
(4) ( ) The amount of money involved in the anti-dumping investigations
against China reached US$ billion, 5 per cent more than that of last year.
(5) ( ) From 1979 to end-September 2004, 34 countries and regions launched
594 anti-dumping disputes, 2 anti-subsidy disputes, 58 protection measure
disputes and 11 special safeguard disputes against more than 4000 Chinese
commodities.
2)Directions: Listen to the second news item caref