Pacific Century

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 the Pacific Rim states surrounding the Pacific Ocean, in particular China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, ASEAN, Australia, Russia, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. This idea can be compared to the historical Eurocentric viewpoint. The term Asian Century is now more commonly used, shifting greater emphasis towards Asia to include countries like India.

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 on PBS 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/] .

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