In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.

[Q]: Statement: Insofar as the best Japanese corporations are not the global hegemons we once thought they would be, it may be because everyone else has learned from them, which is of course exactly how competitive markets are supposed to work. Choices:  1. Japanese corporations were global leaders in the 20th century. 2. Some Japanese corporations are active participants in competitive markets. 3. Competitive global markets always have the same leaders.
[A]: 2


[Q]: Statement: (JFMIP, Project on Standardization of Basic Financial Information Requirements of Central Agencies, dated October 1991, hereafter cited as JFMIP Standardization Project) Choices:  1. The 200 page JFMIP Standardized Project report came out in 1991. 2. The JFMIP Standardized Project report came out in 1948. 3. The JFMIP Standardized Project report came out in 1991.
[A]: 3


[Q]: Statement: The first Europeans to arrive in the Pearl River Delta were the Portuguese, who settled in Macau in 1557 and for several centuries had a monopoly on trade between Asia, Europe, and South America. Choices:  1. As the first settlers from Europe, the Portuguese maintained a monopoly on the Macau goods trafficking for a few hundred years. 2. After the Portuguese came to Macau in the mid 16th century, they establish a monopoly on the selling and buying of goods for nearly 300 years. 3. The Portuguese soon abandoned trade in Macau after landing there in 1557.
[A]:
1