http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/11/06/blurred-vision-is-there-a-japanese-concept-of-an-east-asia-community/ Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/11/06/blurred-vision-is-there-a-japanese-concept-of-an-east-asia-community/comment-page-1/#comment-76033 Ippei Yamazawa Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:43:43 +0000 http://www.eastasiaforum.org/?p=7735#comment-76033 This article provides a good analysis of Hatoyama’s East Asian proposal. She is correct in pointing out that Hatoyama is thin in security consideration but represents the majority Japanese’s wish to set a more independent diplomacy from the US. However, his departure from Okada and being ambitious about a common currency are minor, partly resulting from reporters’ slips. The ambiguity is common in politicians’ proposal but their impacts can be great. They need to be complemented by experts and scholars. Your PM Rudd was also criticized of the lack of concrete strategy in his proposal of the Asia Pacific community. Let’s make up for this deficiency in our PMs? Please refer to my short article which will be sent via East Asia Forum secretariat. Regards. This article provides a good analysis of Hatoyama’s East Asian proposal. She is correct in pointing out that Hatoyama is thin in security consideration but represents the majority Japanese’s wish to set a more independent diplomacy from the US. However, his departure from Okada and being ambitious about a common currency are minor, partly resulting from reporters’ slips. The ambiguity is common in politicians’ proposal but their impacts can be great. They need to be complemented by experts and scholars. Your PM Rudd was also criticized of the lack of concrete strategy in his proposal of the Asia Pacific community. Let’s make up for this deficiency in our PMs? Please refer to my short article which will be sent via East Asia Forum secretariat. Regards.

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