(a) "Communication" means any statement, declaration, demand, notice or request, including an offer and the acceptance of an offer, that the parties are required to make or choose to make in connection with the formation or performance of a contract;
㈠ "通信"系指当事人在一项合同的订立或履行中被要求作出或选择作出的包括要约和对要约的承诺在内的任何陈述、声明、要求、通知或请求；