Lesson 6 Flashcards
*China is home to 1.4 billion people (2024)
*It is becoming one of the economic super giants of the world and it is one of the world’s leading exporter of goods 1.99 trillion dollars followed by US with 1.45 trillion dollars
*Has the biggest population of at least 2/3 of the world’s inhabitants
*The continent comprises 1/3 of the world’s land mass
ASIA
*defined as a political ideology that favors a specific region over a greater area. It usually results due to political separations, religions geography, cultural boundaries, linguistic regions, and managerial divisions.
regionalism
The growth of societal integration within a region and to the often undirected processes of social and economic interaction (Hurrel, 1995)
- happens only in a specific geographical region.
Regionalization
a process of dividing an area into smaller segments called regions
Regionalization
a process by which the people of the world are unified into a single society and function together
Globalization
is the theory or practice of regional rather than central systems of administration or economic cultural or political affiliation
Regionalism
division of a nation into states or provinces
Regionalization
Asian continent by Regions
Central Asia
East Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
West Asia
North Asia
*: Includes countries like Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Central Asia
Comprises China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan
East Asia
Consists of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka
South Asia
Includes Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor (Timor-Leste), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Southeast Asia
(often referred to as the Middle East): Includes countries like Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, etc.
West Asia
less commonly used term, but it generally refers to the northern part of Asia, which includes: Russia (Asian part
North Asia
Product of economic interaction between Asian countries.
It is a new concept among continental communities.
ASIAN REGIONALISM
ASEAN meaning?
first summit on?
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
1976
APEC meaning?
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Regional economic forum established with the United States’ strong support
APEC
a regional forum held annually by leaders of 16 countries in the East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian regions
East Asian Summit
Proposition: Enhance economic cooperation and integration among Asian countries to boost economic growth, trade, and investment.
Economic Integration
Proposition: Strengthen political and security cooperation to address regional conflicts, enhance stability, and promote collective security.
Political and Security Cooperation
Proposition: Foster greater cultural and social exchanges to enhance mutual understanding and cooperation among the diverse peoples of Asia.
Cultural and Social Integration
THREE PROPOSITIONS OF ASIAN REGIONALISM
- Economic Integration
- Political and Security Cooperation
- Cultural and Social Integration
gives importance to human rights, drugs, foreign relations, defense, law and transnational crimes
Political security community
*monitoring economic ministers, finance ministers, central bank governors, free trade area, investment area, agriculture and forestry etc.
Economic community
culture and arts, sports, disaster management, education, environment, health, information, labor, rural dev’t and poverty irradication
Socio-cultural community
ASEAN DECLARATION
*1. To accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region
*2. To promote regional peace and stability
*3. To promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common interest
*4. To provide assistance to each other in the form of training and research facilities
*5. To collaborate more effectively for the greater utilization of their agriculture and industries,
*6. To expand trade, improve their transportation and communications facilities and raise the living standards of their people
*7. To promote Southeast Asian Studies
- To maintain close and beneficial cooperation
