On APEC Chin-Ming Lin ( 林欽明 )
From “Southeast Asia” to a “larger Asia”-- ASA (1962), PBEC (1967), PAFTAD (1968) and PECC (1980) were all fora for regional cooperation in larger Asia From “Pacific Community” to “Asia Pacific” Asian regionalism—APEC (1989)APEC Concept of “Asia Pacific”
The 3 Chinas—China, Chinese Taipei, and Hong Kong, China joined the APEC in 1991 APEC annual summit started in 1993 APEC and the 3-Chinas
Difference between agreements and fora Organized dialogue rather than mumbo jumbo APEC: A Talk Shop?
What capabilities the economy(ies) has(ve) in implementing the project? The goals achieved? The tools/instruments used? Range, scope, and time schedule? Method of evaluation? Ideas, Initiatives, Proposals
Benefit (or cost) Which problem(s) solved? To what degree/level? Beneficiaries: individual economies, the region, the world? Expected Achievement
Tentative timetable (specific mid-points, deadlines) Specific subject (people, organizations) involved Data/information needed for evaluation Schedule of Implementation
Their roles Their policy viewpoints Their style of action Sectoral Ministerial MeetingsSectoral Ministerial Meetings, and ABAC ABAC
The core of APEC Its impact Its relationship with other international organizations/agreements Annual Ministerial Meetings
Trade and investment liberalization and facilitation (TILF):TILF Labor skills and movement Government procurement Foreign investment in services Subsidies in agriculture and fishing Technical barriers to trade Some Prominent Issues
Economic development and technology (ECOTEC)ECOTEC Food security Energy security Natural disaster Cyber terrorism Global warming Green production Knowledge gap Human resources--education and training Some Prominent Issues (cont.)