5th Week

Asia: The Rise of the Economic Tigers Asia                                                                                                                    
The world’s largest continent has been characterized by significant population growth and economic progress during the last half of the twentieth century.                         China, the world’s most populous country is poised to be a major global economic and military power.                                                                                                         The dispute over North Korea’s nuclear proliferation has heightened tension in the region considerably.                                                                                                         Creating the potential for a major regional conflict