| Summary: | 碩士 === 南華大學 === 歐洲研究所 === 90 === Ever since European countries started the colonial rule on East Asia countries in the end of the 16th century, the injustice relationship between the suzerain state and the colonized countries continue to exist. It is not until 1980s that East Asia started to build up economically which arise the “East Asian Boom,” European countries then started to develop a more considerable relationship with Asia.
In 1994, EU proclaimed the “Towards a New Asia Strategy.” In addition, on September 4th of 2001, EU approved the “Europe and Asia: A Strategic Framework for Enhanced Partnerships.” According to this adoption Asian policy, the EU is supposed to work to: (1) contribute to peace and security in the region and globally through a broadening of engagement with the region; (2) further strengthen mutual trade and investment flows within the region; (3) promote the development of the less prosperous countries of the region and address the root causes of poverty; (4) contribute to the protection of human rights and to the spreading of democracy, good governance and the rule of law; (5) build global partnerships and alliances with Asian countries, in appropriate international fora, to help address both the challenges and the opportunities offered by globalization and to strengthen joint efforts on global environmental and security issues; (6) help strengthen the awareness of Europe in Asia. In addition, EU reinforce the collaboration with Asia by taking a more serious thought on issues such as global challenges on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, chemical, biological, ballistic missiles), Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), and particularly the fight against transnational crime, money-laundering, and narcotic drugs trafficking.
Above all, the convention of “Asia-Europe Meeting”(ASEM) is the milestone of the bilateral relations. In order to expand the bond between EU and East Asia countries after WWII, ASEM eschews any “aid-based” relationship and stress on equal partnership and co-operation politically, economically, and culturally/ intellectually
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