Thinking about an East Asian Community
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The Japanese government has proposed the concept of an East Asian Community. Unfortunately however, up to this point no concrete policy has been established indicating how to proceed with efforts towards the establishment of such a community. The question of what types of economic relationships to establish with the other nations of East Asia1 has been a major issue for Japan. What types of relationships should Japan form in East Asia, what types of specific policy issues will it be necessary to take up in order to form these relationships, and what impact will establishing closer relationships with the other nations of East Asia have on Japan: these are all issues which demand consideration. The Asian financial crisis which afflicted the region in the latter half of the 1990s had the effect of making many people aware of the importance of deepening relationships between Japan and the other nations of East Asia. Not merely Japan itself, but the other East Asian nations began to discuss the best direction for cooperation in the region. The concept of an East Asian Community represents an extension of such discussions. Different people hold different images of such a community. A variety of names have also been applied to the concept, with, for example, “East Asian Cooperation” being used in addition to “East Asian Community.” As economic ties between East Asian nations grow stronger, those nations are recognizing the importance of engaging in closer cooperation. However, because this cooperation is not restricted to the economic field but is also deeply related to politics and diplomacy, a diverse range of concrete images of its nature exist. Arguments running the gamut from those that envision a concrete process in Asia of the type employed in
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