A When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted any

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WhenIwasgoinghometoIndialastyear,Icalledupmymothertoaskifshewantedanythingfromchina,

WhenIndiahadnotopenedupitsmarkerstotheworld,Icarriedsuitcaseloadsofdarkglassesandjeans.Thankfully,wecangetalltheseanywhereinIndianow,

Still,heranswersurprisedme:“Greentea,”

AslongasIcanremembershedidn’tevendrinkIndiantea.

IdutifullyboughtabigpacketofLongjingandheadedhometohearthestory.Mymotherandherbrother,bothregularnewspaperreaders,believedthatChinesegreenteawasthewonderdrugforallillnesses

Attheturnofthecentury,Chinawasnotr eallyfamiliartotheaverageIndian,Itwasastr angecountr y

Howthingschange[Andhowsoon]

Noweverytownofanysizeseemstohavea“ChinaMarket”.AndeveryoneistalkingaboutChina

ThegovernmentofIndiahasplannedtosendateamtoChinatoseehowthingsaredoneAministeroncesaidthatIndiamustopenthedoorsformoreforeigninvestment（投资）andsuchastepwould“workwondersasitd idforChina”.

Butit’satwo-waystr eet,IjustheardaboutathousandShenzhenofficeworkerswhohavegonetoRangaloretotr aininsoftware.Meanwhile,alltheITmajorsaresettingupastr ongpresenceinChina,

Nowonderthattr ade,whichwasonlyinthemillionsjusttenyearsago,isexpectedtohisaboutus$15billionforlastyearandus$20billionby2008,agoalsetbybothgovernments,

Nowonder,mycolleaguewrotesomeweeksagoaboutthisbeingtheSino-Indian（中印）centuryasthetwocountr iesstartedonJanuaryItheSino-IndianFriendshipYear,

ButwhatisstillawondertomeismymotherdrinkingChinesetea.

56WhydidthemotheraskforChinesegreentea?

A,shewastiredofIndiantea

B,shehadasonworkinginChina.

C,shebelievedithadacuringeffect

D,shewasfondofChineseproducts,