Do the aid money and the military supports save the region?
The East Asia summit was held in Bali, Indonesia. The ASEAN nations, East Asian nations, Russia and this year for the first time the US participated in the talk. The oversight of the region's peace in possible conflict zone of South China Sea was among the agendas. The US has announced it is going to send up to 2500 troops in Australia. It also announced sales of 24 F16's to Indonesia. Together with the military support, Japan announced $25 billion aids to ASEAN nations.
Here, the corruption scheme is evident. The US tax payers' money to the military in Australia; the Indonesians tax money to the US military industry; the Japan's tax money to ASEAN corrupt leaders. The end results? The aim is the region's economic prosperity and stability. This sort of scheme, however looking undemocratic, has been proven effective over the years. The region has prospered economically. The average ASEAN's 6-nation's GDP growth was 6% in 2010.
Here I am not saying that the people including the leaders are not looking at the US's presence as the norm and indispensable. In general, they even succeeded in generating the feel of gratitude for the US's involvements. Facing the Chinese military expansionism which shows two digit increase in (unofficial) budgets and its again corrupt leadership with the region's again corrupt leaders, the concern upon the stability of the sea where $6 trillion worth of goods are traded forced them to rely on its presence.
When the economy and cooperation are the keywords for the region and this East Asia summit, the participation of the US changed the nature of the meeting to "military confrontations and political power struggles" at least to the point where the Chinese leaders "frowned" at the comments from the nations in the region. The US has been thus far the only nation that can make it "clear" and "without reserve" on the yuan's appreciation and TPP, Trans Pacific Partnership for free trade, and copyright issues. The Obama Administration emphasized the region's economic ties will strengthen the US's economy. The President touts the $39 billion business transaction including 230 Boeing airplanes sold to Indonesia will create 135,000 jobs in the States.
Do the aid money and the military supports save the region? The economic prosperity of the region is not out of nowhere. The peace and stability is what made it possible for the the financial success of the region. They are based upon the mutual interests and understanding of each other including the differences.
The Phillipines: President Benigno Aquino III
Singapore: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Thailand: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
Vietnam: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung
US: President Barack Obama
Indonesia: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Cambodia: Prime Minister Hun Sen
Burnei: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Laos: Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong
Malaysia: Prime Minister Najib Razak
Burma: President Thein Sein
The East Asia summit was held in Bali, Indonesia. The ASEAN nations, East Asian nations, Russia and this year for the first time the US participated in the talk. The oversight of the region's peace in possible conflict zone of South China Sea was among the agendas. The US has announced it is going to send up to 2500 troops in Australia. It also announced sales of 24 F16's to Indonesia. Together with the military support, Japan announced $25 billion aids to ASEAN nations.
Here, the corruption scheme is evident. The US tax payers' money to the military in Australia; the Indonesians tax money to the US military industry; the Japan's tax money to ASEAN corrupt leaders. The end results? The aim is the region's economic prosperity and stability. This sort of scheme, however looking undemocratic, has been proven effective over the years. The region has prospered economically. The average ASEAN's 6-nation's GDP growth was 6% in 2010.
Here I am not saying that the people including the leaders are not looking at the US's presence as the norm and indispensable. In general, they even succeeded in generating the feel of gratitude for the US's involvements. Facing the Chinese military expansionism which shows two digit increase in (unofficial) budgets and its again corrupt leadership with the region's again corrupt leaders, the concern upon the stability of the sea where $6 trillion worth of goods are traded forced them to rely on its presence.
When the economy and cooperation are the keywords for the region and this East Asia summit, the participation of the US changed the nature of the meeting to "military confrontations and political power struggles" at least to the point where the Chinese leaders "frowned" at the comments from the nations in the region. The US has been thus far the only nation that can make it "clear" and "without reserve" on the yuan's appreciation and TPP, Trans Pacific Partnership for free trade, and copyright issues. The Obama Administration emphasized the region's economic ties will strengthen the US's economy. The President touts the $39 billion business transaction including 230 Boeing airplanes sold to Indonesia will create 135,000 jobs in the States.
Do the aid money and the military supports save the region? The economic prosperity of the region is not out of nowhere. The peace and stability is what made it possible for the the financial success of the region. They are based upon the mutual interests and understanding of each other including the differences.
The Phillipines: President Benigno Aquino III
Singapore: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Thailand: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
Vietnam: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung
US: President Barack Obama
Indonesia: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Cambodia: Prime Minister Hun Sen
Burnei: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Laos: Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong
Malaysia: Prime Minister Najib Razak
Burma: President Thein Sein