May 07, 2008
Japan-China Summit: The New World Order?
From the BBC News:
China and Japan have signed a historic deal agreeing a "new starting point" in relations, after summit talks in Tokyo. China's President Hu Jintao and Yasuo Fukuda of Japan agreed a blueprint for future ties - including a yearly summit between the nations' leaders.The deal comes after years of strained relations, caused by rows over wartime history and offshore resources. Mr Fukuda also urged Mr Hu, on his first state visit to Japan, to continue trying to resolve the crisis in Tibet.
The world's political, economic, and social axis continues to shift toward Asia. One the world's strongest economies (Japan) meets with the fastest growing economy, and one of the most globalizing nations, on the planet (China). This is awesome. As these new alignments gain political and economic leverage I wonder if the anti-globalization crowd will start protesting against the East homogenizing the world?
I'm excited. Homies, thoughts?
Posted by anthony at May 7, 2008 08:19 AM | TrackBacka paraphrase of Pratt's comment on the future of teh church:
"Learn Chinese."
on a related note:
"The division of labor is limited by the extent of the market." Whoohoo! let's broaden the market and make everyone wealthier, not least of which the Chinese! And what broader market is there than China (and india...not mentioned here, but equally relevant).
Posted by: shawn at May 7, 2008 08:29 AMWithout Asia, Africa, and Latin America one even wonders if Christianity has a future in the West. 3500 churches shut down every year in the States.
Posted by: Anthony at May 7, 2008 09:04 AM"As these new alignments gain political and economic leverage I wonder if the anti-globalization crowd will start protesting against the East homogenizing the world?"
Could you explain this a little more?
And have you read "The Pentagon's New Map" by Thomas P.M. Barnett? It's been a while myself, but he seemed to support this economic shift. I'm not an economist by any stretch, and it didn't quite ring true even to me...
Just wondering what you guys thought. Reading posts like this has been an education for me.
Posted by: Brad at May 7, 2008 12:11 PMhmm...what're you confused about there, brad? It seems crystal clear to me, but maybe I'm bringing all sorts of presuppositions into the mix.
Never seen/read "the pentagon's new map", so perhaps that's a prerequisite for understanding your comment.
Posted by: shawn at May 7, 2008 08:02 PMMeh, not really... I did some digging into the news a little more, read some context, and I think I got it now... I wasn't aware that there was an anti-globalization push. It seems pretty unavoidable to me.
Posted by: Brad at May 8, 2008 11:08 AM