Practice And Development Of The New Regionalism In The Cooperation Of East Asia After The Cold War

The global development of regionalism is an important phenomenon in the second half of the twenty-century. Originating from the 1950s, the regionalism, backed by the European Integration, is called as the Old Regionalism, while the New Regionalism which was generated from the end of 1980s and soon became the main study object has greatly influenced and shaped the development and trend of the modern world economy and international politics. The New Regionalism was born with the help of the Old Regionalism, but with different settings, demands of objectives, types of organizations and so on, the New Regionalism has its own characteristics. If the European Integration was the blueprint of the Old Regionalism, the cooperation of the East Asia is the delegate of the New RegionalismMalaysian Premier Mahathir's putting forward the idea of East Asia Community in 1990 lighted the spark of East Asia Cooperation. From then on, the East Asia New Regionalism is developing "actively but slowly". The financial crisis of 1997 urged the development of the cooperation of the East Asia. Regional, sub-regional and bilateral cooperations are very active. As a region, the East Asia has been recognized. "10+3" cooperation mechanism symbolizes the formation the East Asia New Regionalism, which also reflects the eager expectation of the cooperation of these nations of this region.Comparing with other region integration, East Asia region cooperation has its features, such as multi-level, sub-region-based low institutionalizing, non-intervening-sovereignty and openness. Despite of trailing behind Europe and North America, East Asia is the most dynamic area among those integrating areas in the world. However, we must bear in mind that the further development of regionalism in East Asia is still facing many thorny difficulties and obstacles, which has impeded the intensification of East Asian cooperation.China, as the biggest nation in East Asia, has its special interest and a strong and visible presence, meanwhile the East Asia is also the geographical support of the great rejuvenation of China. China will push itself beyond and play a greater part in achieving the target of East Asia Community...