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PART III
Trading Partners
CHAPTER 11-1. ASIA AND OCEANIA
FDM 471 Youngjin Bahng
OBJECTIVES
Comprehend the magnitude of Asia as a political and economic
trading bloc
Appreciate the economic and political positions of individual
countries within Asia
Examine the status of the textile and apparel business in
selected Asian and Oceania countries
Project textile and apparel trading trends for Asian countries into
the period following the phase-out of the quota system
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INTRODUCTION
Asia is the largest continent;
countries range from fully
developed to least developed
Contains the world’s two
most populous nations, China
and India
Half of the Asian continent’s
countries have populations
smaller than New York City
Oceania consists primarily of
two developed island
countries, Australia and New
Zealand
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POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
Asia and Oceania have been subdivided into the following four groups of nations:
East Asia: China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan
Southeast Asia: Hong Kong and eight of the ten ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries
South Asia: Pakistan to Bangladesh
Oceania: Australia and New Zealand
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ASIAN REGIONAL COLLABORATION
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC),
established in 1989 as a forum for facilitating
economic growth, cooperation, trade, and
investment in the Asia-Pacific region
Across-the-border connectivity in the form of
regional and bilateral trade agreements is
already in place, with many more on the horizon
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ECONOMIC AND
INDUSTRIAL
STANDING OF
COUNTRIES IN
REGIONS OF
ASIA AND
OCEANIA
China has the largest population; India is
second
East Asia and Oceania have longer life
expectancies and higher literacy rates than do
Southeast Asia and South Asia
Based on GDP, China has the second largest
economy in the world, followed by Japan,
Germany, and India
Japan, Australia, and New Zealand rank
among the most fully developed nations in the
world
Overall, Oceania is rich; East Asia is relatively
rich, except for China; Southeast Asia is
relatively poor, except for Singapore; and South
Asia is poor
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OVERVIEW OF ASIAN TEXTILE AND APPAREL
TRADEMigration of textile and apparel
production to Asia began over 60
years ago
At peak in the early 1980s, Hong
Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea (the
“big three”) supplied almost 30
percent of world exports of textile
and apparel
China exports tripled to nearly
$120 billion, overtaking the EU,
with “only” $112 billion
Developed countries Australia and
New Zealand both have increasing
textile and apparel imports13