IP: Re: Japan's quiet power

[David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

To: farber () cis upenn edu
Subject: Re: IP: Japan's quiet power 
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 1997 21:17:22 -0500
From: mit.edu>


> country with which the United States supposedly has, according to
> every U.S. ambassador to Japan since Mike Mansfield (1977-1989),
> "the most important bilateral relationship in the world, bar
> none."


David,


there is no urgency in forwarding this, but I can't let this popular
misconception go unchecked. US trade with Canada has been approximately
<twice> that with Japan for many, many years (and by many different
measures).


XXXX


PS if for some reason you must forward this, please strip off my
everything but mit.edu ;)


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