Soviet Union illustrate the uncertainty and instability charac-
teristic to any transitional period such as this.
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At present, with the world searching for a new international
order, Japan, Western Europe and the U.S.A. are playing an in- creasingly important role, while newly industrialised nations such as ASEAN countries and the steadily growing NIES nations in
Asia are emerging as important players in the
community.
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Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region, including those ASEAN
and NIES nations, are relatively stable at present, compared with the general uncertain nature of the world, and through dynamic development, they have established themselves in the world econo-
a fact already recognized around the globe.
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According to a projection made by a Japanese firm, for the medium and long-term wealth of the three major areas of the world
by the year 2,000:
(1) The Gross Domestic Product of the Western Pacific Region, which encompasses Japan, Australia, and Asian NIES nations, will stand at seven trillion, two hundred billion U.S. dollars.
(2) That of the European Community, will account for six tril-
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