Stubbs further notes that: "As political barriers to direct cooperation have diminished in recent years, this fact, combined with economic interdependence and the de facto integration being imposed on Pacific Asia by Japan, have encouraged the growth of "regionalist" thinking... Preston notes how: "The Pacific Asian countries trade amongst themselves, invest in each others countries and they have established a set of international forums where they can meet and order their interactions." (1998, p.256) Examples of such forums include ASEAN and APEC, two highly influential organizations that fu...

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