Approach Quote by Richard M. Nixon

The governments and the communist parties in Vietnam and China are doing their best to develop their local economies. But the rise of countries…

— Nguyen Minh Triet

“Western thought has emphasized individual action, permanent character traits, formal logic, and clearly delineated categories. For an even longer period, Asian thought has emphasized…

— David Brooks

In the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century, regionalism was seen as a building block of globalisation.

— Sanjaya Baru

Factors affecting effective regional cooperation are mindsets and perceptions emanating from the past

— Khaleda Zia

Southeast Asia is an area in which there is a form of Islam which is both devout and progressive, and therefore to be supported.…

— Dennis C. Blair

Our North East region will prosper when it is better connected to South East Asia, and when the North East becomes our bridge to…

— Sushma Swaraj

My observation is China is thinking more as a global player than regionally, in both politics and economics.

— Ban Ki-moon

It's always going to be difficult for Asian countries to create big leagues because Europe is so settled.

— Peter Schmeichel

Unification is one thing, and stability in Northeast Asia is another thing.

— Anonymous

Especially in the West, people want to understand Asia on a deeper level because it's become the engine of the world economy, like it…

— Kevin Kwan

Regional exchange can be a source of growth and development, and of enhancing good governance.

— Anna Lindh

My own perception is that there are two tiers of countries, one, the original ASEAN, and then the new members. The new members are…

— Anonymous