Asian Regionalism

2. - defined as a political
ideology that favors a
specific region over a
greater area. It usually
results due to political
separations, religions
geography, cultural
boundaries, linguistic
regions, and
managerial divisions.

3. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REGIONALIZATION
AND GLOBALIZATION
Regionalization
 a process of
dividing an
area into
smaller
segments
called
regions
Globalization
 a process by
which the people
of the world are
unified into a
single society
and function
together

4. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REGIONALISM
AND REGIONALIZATION
Regionalism
 is the theory
or practice of
regional rather
than central
systems of
administration
or economic
culturalbor
political
affiliation
Regionalization
 division of a
nation into
states or
provinces

5.  They form regional
organization as a way
of coping with the
challenges of
globalization
WHY COUNTRIES FORM
REGIONAL ORGANIZATION?

6. - Product of economic
interaction between
Asian countries.

7. EVOLUTION OF ASIAN
REGIONALISM
In August 8, 1967, the
ASEAN was born with
five original members:
Indonesia, the
Philippines, Malaysia,
Thailand, and Singapore.
ASEAN - Association of Southeast
Asian Nations

8. ASEAN
ASEAN’s first summit meeting
was held in 1976

9. APEC
Regional economic
forum established
with the United
States’ strong
support
APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation

10. In 1997, the ASEAN plus Three (Japan,
South Korea, and China) was instituted.

11. In 2000s, Japan and China
competed over how to adapt
to the relentless tide of
globalization via the politics
of membership

12. EAST ASIAN SUMMIT
 a regional forum held annually
by leaders of 16 countries in
the East Asian, Southeast Asian
and South Asian regions

13. In 2010, the East Asian
Summit decided to add two
more members, the United
States and Russia

14. THREE
PROPOSITIONS OF
ASIAN
REGIONALISM

15. 1. GEOGRAPHICAL ASIA IS TOO
DIVERSE FOR CULTURAL ASIA
 Cultural homogeneity is not a
guarantee for regionalist
community formation.

16. 2.GEOGRAPHICAL ASIA IS TOO
SMALL FOR GLOBALIZING ASIA
 It is ironical to say that Asia is
too small for Asia.

17. 3. GEOGRAPHICAL ASIA IS TOO
CONFLICTUAL INTERNALLY FOR
STRATEGIC ASIA
 action tends to be taken
without explicitly distinguishing
foes from friends