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Todayfew,ifany,countriesareeconomicallyselfsufficient.EvenChina,withitsvasthumanandnaturalresources,hasnotbeenabletoremainalooffromtheworldeconomy.IntheUnitedStates,internationalbusinesstouchespeople’slivesdaily.CommongoodsandservicessuchasShellgasolinestations,oftenidentifiedwiththeUnitedStates,are,infact,foreignowned.Internationalbusinessisbusinessconductedinmorethanonecountry,includingbuyingandsellinggoodsandservices.Otherinternationalbusinessactivitiesincludemarketing,manufacturing,mining,andfarming.Insum,internationalbusinessisallthepracticesabusinessinasinglecountrydoes,butattheinternationallevel.[15分]