Mr Nazarbaev, a proponent of further regional integration, recently proposed a Central Asian Union.

纳扎尔巴耶夫先生是一个深层次区域性融合的建议者，他在最近提议建立起一个中亚联盟。

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The Transatlantic Trends survey found 51 percent of Americans felt Asian countries were more important to them than European Union nations, while only 38 percent thought the opposite.

跨大西洋趋势调查发现，51%的美国人觉得亚洲国家相对于欧洲国家对他们更重要，只有38%的美国人认为欧洲更重要。

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Since taking office last month, Mr. Hatoyama has repeatedly discussed his desire to create what he calls an East Asian Community, a regional alliance inspired by the European Union.

自上个月上任以来，鸠山由纪夫再三表示希望建立一个所谓的“东亚共同体”，这是一种仿效欧盟的地区联盟。

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But he says whether it is Washington, the European Union or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, others must also engage with Burma's opposition parties.

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At a rally in Jakarta, the National Workers Union voices opposition to the free trade agreement between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Several countries, including the United States and the European Union, have sanctions imposed on the military, while a broad range of countries, including Asian states,Singapore,Thailand, Indonesia and and the Philippines have called for Aung San Suu Kyi's release.

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Imagine a united Kashmir that belongs to neither India and Pakistan but to a common South Asian Union.

BBC: Should South Asia copy the European Union?

An "Asian Union" will not happen for a long time, if ever.

CNN: Toward One World

India's central bank instructed the country's lenders to stop processing current-account transactions with Iran using the Asian Clearing Union, and told Indian firms they couldn't use the mechanism to pay for oil or gas imports.

WSJ: India, Iran Try New Conduit for Oil Payments