美国对亚太地区起飞的作用

THE ROLE OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE ECONOMIC TAKEOFF OF THE ASIAN REGION

近30年世界经济发展中最引人注目的,莫过于以日本和“四小龙”(南朝鲜、新加坡、香港、台湾)为标志的亚太地区的崛起。他们从落后的亚洲脱颖而出,在历史的瞬间消除或大大缩小了和发达的西方之间的差距,使世界经济的重心向东方移动。这一能量的爆发,引起了经济上的“大陆漂移”效果,使美洲的西海岸和东亚大为接近,形成了一条把美国和日本、“四小龙”以及亚太地区一些国家串联起来的、迅速转动的链条。这一链条闪闪发光,但是,在变幻无常的政治风云和汹涌澎湃的经济浪涛中,究竟是什么因素在起主要作用,却往往看起来有些扑朔迷离。不过,这一链条在相当程度上是由美国带动的,从这里可以寻到端倪。

This essay treats the role of the United States as a springboard for Japan's and newly industrializing countries' takeoff in their respective economies. Key factors in their successful development strategies, such as world market-oriented policy, industrial upgrading and development acceleration through economic exchanges with the United States, and the potential of American market are discussed. In conclusion, the author also offers a brief view about what China can draw from the experience of the economic takeoff of the Asian region.