东亚是当今世界经济增长速度最快、最具发展潜力的地区之一。东亚的人口占世界的近1/3,GDP占世界的1/4,外贸总额占世界的1/5以上,外汇储备近1万亿美元。目前,东亚区域合作正呈现出蓬勃发展之势,正日益成为推动各国和地区经济持续、稳定发展的新的动力。 East Asia is one of the regions with the fastest economic growth and the most potential for development in the world today. East Asia accounts for nearly one-third of the world’s population, GDP accounts for 1/4 of the world, total foreign trade accounts for more than 1/5 of the world, foreign exchange reserves of nearly 1 trillion U.S. dollars. At present, the regional cooperation in East Asia is showing a trend of vigorous development and is increasingly becoming a new impetus to promoting the sustained and steady economic development of all countries and regions.