Australian PM hosts 'Asia Pacific Community' talks
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With their economies and armies moving towards becoming the biggest in the world, the Asia Pacific region must find ways of handling potentially dangerous challenges as a collective. That's the view of Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, addressing a conference in Sydney held to discuss his proposal for an Asia Pacific Community. Mr Rudd told the meeting of invited diplomats, politicians, academics and business leaders that peace and security in the region can't be taken for granted. He says existing bodies like APEC and ASEAN can't meet all the needs of the new geopolitical era.
Presenter: Karon Snowdon
Speakers: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd; Thomas Fingar, former Assistant Secretary of US State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research; Former President of the Philippines Fidel Ramos; Professor Simon Tay, Singapore's Institute of International Studies
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