A. Allowances and reimbursements for international assignments are costly. Should companies avoid international business activities? Explain your answer. If you answer no, what can companies to do minimize cost? B. Would you like to have a foreign assignment? If so what part of the world would you find acceptable? In what part of the world would you not want to receive an assignment? What do you think would be the most difficult adaptation issue involved in a foreign assignment? C. China is in the news every day now. Given recent news stories about trade wars and competition between China and the U.S., how big a threat is China to our economy?