太平洋沿岸国家以其迅速的经济增长引起了世界的注目,有人预测二十一世纪将成为“太平洋的世纪”。所谓太平洋的世纪,不仅意味着美国的对外经济中心从过去的欧洲大陆为主扩张到太平洋圈,而且还包含着在迅速的经济增长中增强自信心的日本等亚洲国家强烈的经济成长欲望。 The Pacific Rim countries have drawn the world’s attention with their rapid economic growth. Some predict that the 21st century will become the “century of the Pacific Ocean.” The so-called Pacific Century not only means that the U.S. foreign economic center mainly expanded from the past European continent to the Pacific Ocean, but also possesses the strong desire for economic growth in Asian countries such as Japan, which have increased their confidence in the rapid economic growth.