After considering the background to the G20 summit meetings after the recent global economic and financial crisis, this paper aims to identify the trade agenda that represents Asia's concerns for the global and regional trading system. Asia, in particular East Asia, has played an important role...

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Solutions in America and Asia -- pt. 3. Solutions in Europe -- pt. 4. Impacts and responses in the BRICs -- pt. 5. Impacts and responses in developing countries -- pt. 6. Innovation in global economic governance -- pt. 7. From G8 to G20 -- pt. 8. Conclusion.