Monday, November 29, 2004

Happy birthday Manila! 6:58:14 PM    Comment_ Trackback []

JT.  Market power vs. Military power.  Rising power China moved Monday to expand its influence in a region long dominated by the United States, signing an accord with Southeast Asian nations aimed at creating the world's largest free trade area by 2010 — a sprawling market of nearly 2 billion people.  China's deal with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was sealed as the 10-nation group agreed to another pact that would build an ASEAN community, much like the European Union, by 2020. 6:44:08 PM    Comment_ Trackback []