Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Apec And U S Policy Toward Asia

Excerpt from Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) And U. S. Policy Toward Asia: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session Given the increasing level of us. Exports destined for the Asia/ Pacific Rim, economic cooperation between countries in the region, including the United States, is critically important. Today we will examine a relatively new organization designed to advance free and open trade in the region. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

As the political and economic landscape in the Asian Pacific continues to shift, the United States must re-evaluate its strategy toward the region. In his book, Martin Lasater explores U.S. interests in Asia, considering strategies for attaining U.S. goals in the post-containment era. Citing numerous strategic options for the United States, Lasater recommends a strategy of integration as being best suited for the region through the end of the century.

Contents: Introduction; APEC¿s Approach to Trade Liberalization; Results of the 2009 Meetings in Singapore; APEC and U.S. Trade Policy in Asia; APEC Organization and Operation; APEC¿s Role in Regional Integration; APEC¿s Substantive Trade Liberalization Measures; APEC and International Trade; APEC and ¿Human Security¿; Implications for Congress: Previous Congressional Actions on APEC; Pending Legislation; Issues in the 111th Congress: Financial Support; APEC as a Vehicle for Promoting a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific; Progress on the Doha Round; Focus on Human Security Issues; Competition for Regional Influence; Appendix: Annotated Chronology of Past APEC Meetings. Charts and tables.

In 1989, President George Bush was President of the United States the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum was established to promote economic integration around the Pacific Rim and to sustain economic growth. APEC currently has 21 members: Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Republic of the Philippines; Russia; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; USA; Vietnam. The United States, recognising the value of top-level meetings to advance the work of creating a Pacific community, invited member economies' leaders to Blake Island, Washington, to meet informally to discuss major issues in the APEC region. This gathering of economic leaders has become the single most important institution in the Asia Pacific region. It brings top level attention to APEC's vision of free trade and investment as well as providing a forum for leaders to meet on a regular basis both as a group and bilaterally to discuss current issues and resolve disputes. The economic health of the APEC region is vitally important to America's continued prosperity. Economic growth across the APEC region waned this year, largely in response to the slowing US economy and the weakening global demand for many of the Asian members' exports (particularly electronics). Many members have lowered their 2001 growth projections in light of poor performance during the first half of the year, although most will still post positive results. This compelling book about APEC and its background, goals and problems, provides the reader with the necessary information on the crucial role that it plays. A revived Asia-Pacific region means more exports from and investments by U.S. companies, more jobs for Americans and more U.S. economic growth.