ABSTRACT
The changing industrial structure of the Pacific Basin is another important instance of hostility or consultation. In the field of information, from satellites to computers, the Pacific Basin is without doubt the land of the future. Old enigmas about unconfessed power motives behind the Pacific Community concept abound. There are solid historical reasons for their continuation. In relation to the Pacific Basin, both Americans and Russians until not long ago shared a pioneer's mentality linked to a self-perceived manifest destiny. The Pacific Community, as well as the New International Economic Order, is a long-term venture. The establishment of a Pacific Community requires deep and permanent transcultural contacts within every country of the Basin and among nations. The advancement of transpacific cooperation is unattainable without the further democratization of less developed countries. In the international arena, and concretely within the Pacific Basin, an enlarged membership of nations constantly introduces new bargaining procedures and discourses alien to nineteenth century Western diplomatic traditions.
