E Asia works towards a common market

[Chris Burford]

At 06:17 27/11/99 +0530, you wrote:
>Friday, November 26, 1999
>
> E Asia works towards a common market
>Raju Gopalakrishnan
>
>Manila, Nov 25: East Asia is working on plansfor a common market and later a
>regional currency to form what could become the most powerful economic
>grouping in the world, regional officials said on Thursday.
>The first steps will be taken at the weekend summit inManila of the
>10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), where regional
>leaders will be joined by the heads of government of China, Japan and South
>Korea, they said.
>ASEAN is already on track for a free trade area by 2002 andthis could be
>expanded to the three northern neighbours, Philippine Foreign Secretary
>Domingo Siazon said.

This is a very important theme.

We are seeing conscious moves towards a more multi-polar world. This is
progressive and should have our support.

It will set the ground for more equal discussions about socialising the
world capitalist system.

Chris Burford

London