Like exporting, importing can be either indirect or direct.

和出口一样，进口可以是直接的也可以是间接的。

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Since the Asian crisis, these countries have kept their currencies down, exporting like mad to restore their external balances.

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And we gave them a boost with a contract from the Small Business Administration so they can counsel the small businesses that spring from this cluster on things like patents and exporting, and getting these revolutionary products to market faster.

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But exporting popular cultural totems like Mickey Mouse, Coca-Cola, Levis jeans, and the iPhone, is one thing.

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