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The region we now call the Asia-Pacific is a modern construct. When Canada first engaged in the region, it was known as the Far East. In the post-World War II period, the Far East terminology gave way to just Asia and, then, the Asia-Pacific with the advent of APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation) in 1989.
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Nagy, S.R. (2021). Canada Asia–Pacific Relations: Transforming into a Middle Power Indo-Pacific Stakeholder. In: Murray, R.W., Gecelovsky, P. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Canada in International Affairs. Canada and International Affairs. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67770-1_29
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