East Asian countries, many of which depend on marine related activities for a large part of their gross domestic product, are faced with many acute coastal environmental problems. These environmental issues are not the problem of just one or two of these countries, but must be approached by the East Asian region as a whole. For this purpose, the PEMSEA initiative facilitates a joint vision to resolve environmental issues as a region, while assisting countries to build strategies and action plans to achieve that vision.
Selected Papers No.2(p.16)

I have an affinity for the word "globalization", much more than I do for the word "Internationalization". This is because without any premise, "Internationalization" is assumed to be of the modern state. The modern states that range the world (or colonial empires that advocate the same theory) have only been so for a mere100 years. Now, in regard to our understanding of the ocean, finally I think that the hang-ups of the modern nationalistic system are becoming more obvious.

In historic times, Buddhism spread to South-East Asia across ocean passages and created peaceful states run under its teaching. "Shipping Trade-The Spread of Religion-The Creation of a Countries". International relations can be viewed in a new light, if we think of civilization in terms of this process.