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Wed, Dec 12th 2012, 12:11

Yuki Yoshida, New York University, (6)

I agree that so many problems that Asian states have been facing prevent the region from taking a leading role in the world, though other regions also face similar problems as Asian countries do. However, Asia led by China has already become increasingly important region for the world especially in terms of economy. The current global economy is dominated by two states: US and China. And considering the fact that US is the largest debtor while China is the largest creditor in the world, increasing importance of China's role in the world is obvious. Japan as a state of the third largest economy has also been influential beyond the region both economically and politically. Other Asian countries including South Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong all achieved significant economic growth recently and further growth can be expected. In this sense, I believe that Asia is leading the world. The issues presented above such as inequality, corruption, and environment destruction are all addressed thoroughly, but with those issues, Asia still could become a global leader because of its outstanding economic capacity.