- Pacific Century
The Pacific Century is a term that has been used to describe the 21st century through analogy with the term
American Century . The implicit assumption underlying the usage of the term is that the 21st century will be dominated, especially economically, by thePacific Rim state s surrounding thePacific Ocean , in particular China,Japan ,South Korea , Taiwan,ASEAN ,Australia ,Russia ,Canada ,Mexico , and the United States. This idea can be compared to the historicalEurocentric viewpoint. The termAsian Century is now more commonly used, shifting greater emphasis towards Asia to include countries likeIndia .Critics of the term believe it incorrectly describes the 21st century and overstates the importance of the states around the
Pacific Rim .A 10 hour documentary entitled "
The Pacific Century " was aired onPBS in 1993, which covered the history of modern Asia and the West, as well as the future of the region [http://www.pomona.edu/pbi/pacificcentury/] .ee also
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