It’s the Asian Century, according to Britain
by Benjamin on January 8, 2010
The British Secretary of State yesterday pre-launched a strategy for growth in Britain, and today his department will publish the full strategy. Odds are there will be a lot of interesting initiatives, both from an economic and election point of view. In his speech yesterday though he said something very catchy:
“We [Britain] did well in the American century. We can take little for granted in the Asian century.” (p. 15)
It seems the old superpower – the 19th century is often referred to as the ‘British Century’ – is getting ready for yet another change in global conditions towards Asia. Yes, I know it may be old-hat that there is an on-going shift towards Asia, and that the term has been around since the 1980s but even so, it is interesting to see a government taking a stand and developing its policies in such a light.
