No one is talking about autarky. I was talking about an Asian trading block. A self-proclaimed red monetarist? You are confused. Japan is trying to disengage itself from her past imposed role of an Asian agent of post war Western neo-liberal capitalism. If you think Japan is part of the West just because it is rich, you are really out of it.
Henry C.K. Liu
"D. L." wrote:
> p.s. - For those searching for a valid, but at the same time pejorative
> label for me, I would suggest: "red monetarist".
>
> p.p.s. - C. Liu, once again Japan - an East Asian country - is in the G-7,
> so the East Asia v. Western angle is a little bit of a stretch.