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Article: Benefiting from Asia's sustainable advantage.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- August 7, 2005
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Byline: Fidel Valdez Ramos
THE 3rd Asian Economic Summit (AES) in Kuala Lumpur organized by the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI) and supported by the Malaysian government took place last 27-29 July 2005. I was among the keynote speakers together with Malaysias former Prime Minister Dr. Tun Mahathir Mohamad and acting PM/Deputy PM/Minister of Defense Mohamed Najib Tun Abdul Razak.
The main theme was "Asia on the Move." During this past generation, Asia has been growing so fast that the center of global economic activity is beginning to tilt from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Before the year 2040, according to analysists, China is expected to ...