East Asia

Northeast Asia itself. It is a region with its own characteristics, traits, and drivers a region where four of the globe’s major powers converge and where six very different governments intersect, all with different expectations, different perceptions of security needs, and different capacities—and although there are valuable lessons to be learned, simply borrowing institutional templates and processes from other regions and other experiences will likely lead to functional or sustainable solutions

or even prevent international anarchies. For instance, the three (3) major powers of East Asia such as China, Japan and South Korea have been integrated in ASEAN + 3; the East Asia Summit to discuss about bilateral military talks and security issues, involving scholars, analysts and bureaucrats from countries in the region to enhance the co-operation and exchange of information between the countries in East Asia. This can be seen when China’s membership in formal international organizations doubled

Japan vs. China The region known as East Asia has long been in area of conflict, where often times one power, or group of powers has dominated the people, politics, and economy in a very authoritarian fashion. At first it was the Chinese Imperial system which dominated East Asia, as the strongest and most wealthy Asian power during the pre-colonial period. Japan was in a state of isolation, and the other countries of the region were dependent on China for many things. However, with the coming

East Asian films offered a glimpse into a world I had never seen; a world that appeared different from my own background, but nevertheless intrigued me. A simple anime show led to the discovery of Korean dramas, and resulted in the culmination of a Korean minor five years later. Although I lacked the financial resources to actually travel, film served as my first exposure to different East Asian cultures. I would be remiss if now, as a student at Georgetown University, I did not take the opportunity

China has influenced the societies of East Asia for a long time. All of China’s dynasties show signs of strength and weakness that influence Eastern Asia. Considering that East Asia is mainly China it shows that China is a powerful and strong country. China is such a big country in East Asia that it basically dominates all of the other countries of East Asia. China is a big part of East Asia that all of their dynasties show examples of what China has become today. China has influenced Japan for

The Global Arches business is a large global corporation that started off in America. Even with this large corporation starting in the U.S., it has branched out and is now a big part in the fast food industry around the world. When outsiders look at the American life, they see a very fast pace, overweight, and look for the easy way out and inexpensive ways. These are largely what the Golden Arches Corporation is all about. Many people see the expansion of this business as an expansion of the problems

East Asian development Over the past decades, the East Asian countries have experiences massive economic growth for the policy change from protection centred to export promotion. Taiwan, Korea, and Hong Kong would be the good examples of this. According to Krueger (1997), during 1950s and 60s, it was the general consensus that “import substitution” was the basis for the development, however, Asian countries that applied free trade and promoted export has risen rapidly starting from Taiwan, which

Is it possible to preserve traditional Korean culture as South Korea continues to modernize and Westernize? In the 21st century, modernity is often equated with capitalism-industrialization, though the concept is more complex than that. The idea of modernity can be defined on sociological, political and cultural platforms. Modernity is a powerful notion, a departure from tradition; driven by political, social and economic developments. It is the acceptance that progress is inevitable. Because

which spread to Asia during the 1980s. The third word-wide wave of democratization did not however affect the undemocratic East Asian countries as they challenged the notion of demoratization and avocated “Asian Values”. Asian values refers to the strong traditional cultural values such as Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism which co-exists in East Asian societies. The purpose of this essay is to explore Confucian culture and how it may affect the operation of democracy in East Asia. Confucianism

Restoration of Japan and Self-Strengthening Movement of China were both 19th century political initiatives intended to foster the advancement of both East Asian nations, with varied results. While in the end China stood beholden to demands of the West and lost control internally due to domestic forces, Japan became a successful modern player in East Asia and the larger world. Multiple factors played a role in dictating the economic and political futures of Japan and China, one of the most important