The New China in the Asia Pacific Region

... stronger for almost 50 years, all the while its influence and power gathering momentum, these processes are bound to continue indefinitely. They argue that it is only to be expected that in time China will gain such power as to become a dominant force in South-East Asia and neighboring areas of the Pacific. Apparently this reasoning is not totally devoid of logic. However, any forecasts concerning the future of the Asia-Pacific region and South-East Asia ought to be based on notions and ideas about one’s ...