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• Preface Abbreviations
• 1. Unbundling Asia's New Multilateralism Bates Gill and Michael J. Green Part I National Strategies for Regionalism
• 2. Evolving U.S. Views on Asia's Future Institutional Architecture Ralph A. Cossa
• 3. Chinese Perspectives on Building an East Asian Community in the Twenty-first Century Wu Xinbo
• 4. Regional Multilateralism in Asia and the Korean Question Lim Wonhyuk
• 5. Japan's Perspective on Asian Regionalism Akiko Fukushima
• 6. India and the Asian Security Architecture C. Raja Mohan
• 7. Australia's Pragmatic Approach to Asian Regionalism Greg Sheridan
• 8. The Strong in the World of the Weak: Southeast Asia in Asia's Regional Architecture Amitav Acharya Part II The Functional Challenges
• 9. Emerging Economic Architecture in Asia: Opening or Insulating the Region? Amy Searight
• 10. Norms and Regional Architecture: Multilateral Institution Building in Asia and Its Impact on Governance and Democracy William Cole and Erik G. Jensen
• 11. Defense Issues and Asia's Future Security Architecture Michael E. O'Hanlon
• 12. Nontraditional Security and Multilateralism in Asia: Reshaping the Contours of Regional Security Architecture Mely Caballero-Anthony
• 13. Challenges to Building an Effective Asia-Pacific Security Architecture Brendan Taylor and William T. Tow Appendix. Selected List of Principal Regional Institutions in Asia Contributors Index.
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Asia's ability to construct effective multilateral institutions for integration and cooperation-what is now called Asian "architecture"-will be a major determinant in whether the region moves closer to interdependence and stability or whether it succumbs to rivalry and confrontation. Traditionally, stability in Asia has relied on America's bilateral alliances with Japan, Australia, and the Republic of Korea. Yet in recent years emergent and more active multilateral forums-such as the Six Party Talks on North Korea and the East Asia Summit-have played a crucial role, engendering both cooperation and competition while at the same time reflecting the local concerns of the region. Some are concerned that this process is moving toward less-inclusive, bloc-based "talking shops" rather than a more open, problem-solving regionalism. Also, the future direction and success of these arrangements, along with the implications for global and regional security and prosperity, remain unclear. The fifteen experts in this volume provide national perspectives on regional institutional architecture and their functional challenges. They illuminate areas of cooperation that will move the region toward substantive collaboration, convergence of norms, and strengthened domestic institutions. They also highlight the degree to which institution-building in Asia-a region composed of liberal democracies, authoritarian regimes, and anachronistic dictatorships-has become an arena for competition among major powers and conflicting norms, and look assess the future shape of Asian security architecture., reviewing a previous edition or volume.
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Traditionally, stability in Asia has relied on America's bilateral alliances with Japan, Australia, and the Republic of Korea. Yet in recent years, emergent and more active multilateral forums& mdash; such as the Six-Party Talks on North Korea and the East Asia Summit& mdash; have taken precedence, engendering both cooperation and competition while reflecting the local concerns of the region.Some are concerned that this process is moving toward less-inclusive, bloc-based "talking shops" and that the future direction and success of these arrangements, along with their implications for global and regional security and prosperity, remain unclear. The fifteen contributors to this volume, all leading scholars in the field, provide national perspectives on regional institutional architecture and their functional challenges. They illuminate areas of cooperation that will move the region toward substantive collaboration, convergence of norms, and strengthened domestic institutions. They also highlight the degree to which institution building in Asia& mdash; a region composed of liberal democracies, authoritarian regimes, and anachronistic dictatorships& mdash; has become an arena for competition among major powers and conflicting norms, and assess the future shape of Asian security architecture., reviewing a previous edition or volume.
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• 1. Introduction
• I. A changed attitude toward regional multilateralism
• II. The thesis question
• III. Why ASEAN-led forums?
• IV. Hypotheses/alternative explanations
• V. China's strategic priorities
• 2. The South China Sea dispute
• I. Explaining Chinese motivations: learning or adaptation?
• II. Testing the hypotheses
• III. Western pressure as catalyst for establishing bilateral relations with ASEAN states
• I
• V. 1995 Mischief Reef incident
• V. 1995-1996: changing regional dynamics
• VI. No relaxation in China's claim to sovereignty
• VII. Multilateral negotiations on a code of conduct
• VIII. 1999-2000: regional changes
• IX. September
• 11: regional changes
• X. The declaration on code of conduct
• XI. Debunking learning
• XII. Should the U.S. worry about China's tactical use of multilateral diplomacy?
• 3. The ASEAN regional forum
• I. Initial wariness
• II. China's changing attitude towards security multilateralism
• III. Explaining China's attitude change
• IV. Chinese diplomacy in the 21st century
• V. Explaining China's tighter embrace of security multilateralism
• VI. Conclusion
• 4. The ASEAN-China FTA and the East Asia summit
• I. ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement
• II. East Asia summit
• 5. Conclusion and policy recommendations.

• Part 1: The direction of APEC.
• Part 2: APEC from an Asian perspective.
• Part 3: Economic implications of trade liberalization.
• Part 4: Financial intergration and foreign direct investment.
• Part 5: Human resource impacts and environmental challenges.
• Part 6: Linkages of APEC with other regional groupings.
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This volume discusses a variety of topics, under such headings as the direction of APEC, APEC from an Asian perspective, economic implciations of trade liberalization, financial integration and foreign direct investment, and human resource impacts and environmental challenges.
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This book examines the dynamics of the relationship between Japan and Asia, in Malaysia, Singapore, ASEAN, NIEs, China, Asian and ethnic Chinese economies, Asia's economic performance and revitalization. The influence and involvement of Japan in the economic development of these countries is examined, especially with regard to Investment, Trade frictions, Official Development Assistance, Non-tariff barriers, Technology transfer and managerial know-how, Free Trade Areas (FTAs) and regional economic integration. As the major economic player in the region, Japan will determine whether her role in Asia will foster mutual development and prosperity or ruthless competition, underdevelopment and distrust. This fourth expanded edition also discusses the Asian financial crisis and recovery in the light of the region's revitalization, Japan's approach towards ethnic Chinese economies in Asia, China's rapid economic development and Asia's economic integration through establishing FTAs.
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