Luke Nottage has some good points on APC

Comments on Luke Nottage comments on “An Asia Pacific Community: an idea whose time is coming” by Richard Woolcott, 18/10/2009, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/10/18/an-asia-pacific-community-an-idea-whose-time-is-coming/

Luke Nottage's 5 points, except the third one for possibly a very long time, seem a sensible approach. Such an approach seems mainly to be focused on economic and business side.

APEC seems also to be a very good forum to realise this approach.

It is different from Rudd's APC concept, but may evolve to be the basis for some type of APC in the long run.

This scenario may be the most likely one in the Asia Pacific region in the foreseeable future.

Rudd may need to realise this so to focus and target better on what is realistically achievable in the next decade or possibly longer.