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Strategies & Market Trends : China Warehouse- More Than Crockery

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To: RealMuLan who wrote (1409)11/13/2003 11:41:05 PM
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East Asia on economic integration road
Experts urge Japan to exert leadership in efforts to consolidate ties

Unlike the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement area, East Asia appears to have achieved an amazing level of economic integration without relying on an institutional framework.

K. Kesavapany delivers a keynote report at the Oct. 31 symposium in Tokyo as his copanelists (from left) Leeber Leebouapao, Maria Socorro H. Gochoco-Bautista, Mya Than and Mahani Zainal-Abidin look on.

But can the region move further to consolidate its hitherto market-driven integration and ultimately create a free-trade zone? Can Japan and Southeast Asia overcome their persistent view of China as a threat and cooperate with it for that goal?

Those were the main issues discussed by economic experts from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states who gathered at a symposium in Tokyo on Oct. 31 under the theme, "Future Development of the East Asia Region: ASEAN-Japan Dialogue."

The symposium, held at the Palace Hotel, was jointly organized by Keizai Koho Center and the Institute of South East Asian Studies in Singapore.

japantimes.co.jp
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