not to start trouble here but I support any rally against the APEC and as a matter of fact I will gladly joinn the pro-*test*-('") if it was held near my place. APEC is one of the major reason why the ASEAN (
association of south east asian nations) is not getting any attention or focus because it's overshadowed by the APEC. I think the asian countries
can be better off without the APEC and that means removing Australia and New Zealand in the cooperation. I would choose Russia anytime to join as
honorary guest in the "asian" cooperation instead. Because the handsome Russians (and I'm not saying the anglo-saxons are not) have so much to offer to the asian countries such as oil and natural gas. Besides, I heard so much anti-asians in australia and New zealand especially to the Koreans and Chinese because they don't have anime unlike the Japanese. This is bad for the imported workers and businessmen making use of the APEC.