Looking along the Pacific coastline, one finds more than 30 countries and two billion people, as well as over half of the world's economic power. Therefore, what happens in the Asia-Pacific area-growth or recession, tranquility or crisis-affects the peace, stability, and prosperity of the entire planet.
綜觀太平洋沿岸，有三十多個國家、二十多億人口，並擁有全球一半以上的經濟實力，因此太平洋的禍福安危，攸關全世界的和平穩定及繁榮發展，太平洋已成為人類最重要的生命磁場。