“Counter-trade agreements and barter might be other alternatives for doing business in Asia.”

“For a representative of the Proletariat, he was an excellent barterer.”

“To get to this point, Mr. Wood became an expert scavenger, a deft barterer and an experienced arm-twister.”

“But being a neophyte barterer, I was surprised, once I started checking around, at the deals some friends, and friends of friends, have negotiated.”