The long-awaited Australia in the Asian Century White Paper was
published by the Australian Government last month with a goal to define
and drive prosperity and population growth in partnership with
surrounding Asian countries.
A number of factors are driving
Australia's alignment with Asia. Besides the obvious geographical
proximity, Asia is set to become the world's largest producer and
consumer of goods and services. With a growing middle class which will
soon be the largest in the world, Asia will continue to require the
natural resources...