一、东亚贸易:历史与当代的变化早在几百年前,亚洲区域内部的贸易和经济交往一直就很频繁。当时的东亚国家为了获得类似胡椒和香料这些“本国所不能生产的物资”,就与东南亚国家保持着密切的贸易和经济交往关系。根据有关记载,在1820年前后,东亚经济的规模曾经占到全球经济总量 I. East Asia Trade: Historical and Contemporary Changes As early as a few hundred years ago, the trade and economic exchanges within the Asian region have been frequent. At that time, the East Asian countries maintained close trade and economic relations with Southeast Asian countries in order to obtain such “materials they could not produce” like pepper and spices. According to relevant records, the size of the East Asian economy once accounted for the global economic output around 1820