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China, Japan, Korea, and Singapore were among those employing relatively aggressive policy strategies; in particular, China undertook a sizable fiscal program, supplemented by accommodative monetary and bank lending policies. The stimulus packages in China and elsewhere have lifted domestic demand throughout the region, boosting intraregional trade. Not all Asian nations responded so aggressively to the crisis.