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There have been changes in the USSR's diplomatic strategy in Asia-Pacific under M. Gorbachev. The article sketches out and analyses how other major Asia-Pacific nations are reacting to the prospect of Soviet participation in economic co-operation efforts in this region. Soviet interactions with PAFTAD (Pacific Trade and Development Conference), PBEC (Pacific Basin Economic Council) and PECC (Pacific Economic Co-operation Conference) are discussed. (DÜI-Sen)

The utility of a non-governmental approach to diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific is illustrated in this paper. Two case studies of consensus building within the Pacific Economic Co-operation Conference (PECC) in advance of its fifth general meeting in Vancouver in 1986 are examined: the effort to secure the participation of the PRC and the debate over observer status for the USSR. The research suggests that the non-governmental coup embodied by the Chinese, Taiwanese and Soviet presence at PECC V. was dependent upon governmental recognition of and attempts to preserve this organization's diplomatic value. (DÜI-Sen)

Canada, Australia, and New Zealand hope to share in the "new future" of the Pacific Basin economy and much has been heard of efforts to build a Pacific Community. This paper focusses upon the structure and activities of Canada's Pacific business lobby‐a concatenation of trade associations sharing an interest in Pacific affairs and led by the Canadian Committee of the Pacific Basin Economic Council‐and the lobby's interaction with the state in relation to the issue of regional economic cooperation. The findings suggest that the symbiotic state‐lobby relationship is underlined by the state's adoption of a bottom‐up approach to the regional cooperation movement. The private sector is encouraged to take the initiative in efforts aimed at improving regional trade and development. These obsenmtwns highlight the need to focus upon nonstate actors in the cooperation process.RésuméLe Canada, l'Australie et la Nouvelle‐Zélande esperènt tirer profit du "nouvel avenir" économique du bassin du Pacifique et on a beaucoup entendu parler des efforts entrepris pour bätir une communauté Pacifique. La présente étude porte son attention sur la structure et les activités du groupe de pression Canadian votté au commerce dans le Pacifique. Il s'agit d'un groupe d'associations commcrciales qui partagent un intérêt pour le Pacifiquer et qui est chapeauté par le Canadian Committee of the Pacific Basin Economic Council. Cette étude se penche également sur l'intcraction de l'Etat et du groupe de pression en ce qui a trait au problème de la cooperation économique régionale. Les conclusions indiquent que la relation de symbiosc entre l'Etat et les groupes de pression est caractériséc par l'adoption par l'Etat d'une approche au mouvement de cooperation régionale axée sur la base. Le secteur prive est encourage à initier les efforts en ce qui a trail a l'amelioration du développement et du commerce régional. Ces observations illustrent le besoin d'un accent sur les acteurs non gouvernementaux dans le proccssus de coopération.