Good Primer on ASEAN+3 From Forbes
Lots o’ press in the past week on the revived idea of an expanded Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN), traditionally discussed in terms of Korea, China and Japan (a.k.a. ASEAN+3).
Forbes has a very nice, simple editorial by Paul Maidment on the subject, and if you need an entry-level piece, this is it. Particularly good is the discussion on the most important internal dynamic (the relationship between the PRC and Japan) and external dynamic (the role of the U.S.). Good stuff. Here’s the first paragraph to get you started:
Talk of creating an East Asian version of the European Community has become fashionable again. Chatter about the idea was plentiful at this weekend’s heads of government summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
