ASIA is attracting international attention more than ever before, in large part because of its re-emergence on the global stage after a two-century decline. Asia is now the worlds largest creditor and main economic locomotive. Asias rise, however, has been accompanied by an insatiable appetite for natural resources. This has set off a sharpening resource competition between Asias economies within Asia and far beyond in other continents.
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