Comments on: Where is the U.S. in Asia’s future? http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/02/09/where-is-the-u-s-in-asias-future/ Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:50:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Lincoln Funghttp://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/02/09/where-is-the-u-s-in-asias-future/comment-page-1/#comment-96241 Lincoln Fung Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:34:06 +0000 http://www.eastasiaforum.org/?p=9803#comment-96241 Claude Barfield argues: "The TPP, a trade and economic agreement among four nations (New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, and Brunei) was signed in 2005. As a vehicle for the United States to advance its interests in Asia, it has a number of attractions." One cannot help asking a question: how many of those economies belong to Asia and how much does that represent Asia's economic weight? Perhaps it might be a good starting point to influence the economic architecture of Asia, one has to wonder. Claude Barfield argues: “The TPP, a trade and economic agreement among four nations (New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, and Brunei) was signed in 2005. As a vehicle for the United States to advance its interests in Asia, it has a number of attractions.”

One cannot help asking a question: how many of those economies belong to Asia and how much does that represent Asia’s economic weight?

Perhaps it might be a good starting point to influence the economic architecture of Asia, one has to wonder.

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