By 1995, the ten major economies of East Asia were, collectively, as large as the United States (25% of the world economy) and only slightly smaller than the European Union (29%).

• 到了1995年，东亚的十大经济体加起来已能媲美美国经济（世界经济的25%25），而比欧洲经济（29%25）稍为小些。