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29. Canada Asia–Pacific Relations: Transforming into a Middle Power Indo-Pacific Stakeholder

Author : Stephen R. Nagy

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The region we now call the Asia-Pacific is a modern construct. When Canada first engaged in the region, it was known as the Far East. In the post-World War II period, the Far East terminology gave way to just Asia and, then, the Asia-Pacific with the advent of APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation) in 1989.

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Title: Canada Asia–Pacific Relations: Transforming into a Middle Power Indo-Pacific Stakeholder
Author: Stephen R. Nagy
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: The Palgrave Handbook of Canada in International Affairs
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-67769-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-67770-1

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67770-1_29

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