... more not only to China, but also to Japan, Tawain (China) and the rest of the Newly Industrializing Economies (NIEs). Both the direct and indirect effects of increased access to China s markets ... expense of Japan, Tawain (China) , and Korea. In Japan, China and ASEAN captured market share at the expense of the U.S. and Japanese firms (Andy Xie, Morgan Stanley Research, 2002). 1Impact of ... countries as a result of the contraction of these economies’ textile and apparel sector. As China becomes a more efficient supplier of services or a more efficient producer of high-end manufactures,...