Michael Vatikiotis: East Asia club leaves U.S. feeling left out

From the IHT:

Why are Americans so nervous about the emerging East Asian Community? U.S. officials and experts have started wringing their hands over the proposed formation of a group uniting East Asian countries, which will be cemented in place at a summit meeting in Kuala Lumpur at the end of this year.

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What surprises many East Asians is that apparently the United States wants to be included in the group. America? A part of Asia?