东北亚区域一般包括中国、日本、朝鲜、韩国、蒙古和俄罗斯东部地区。东北亚区域不仅是一个地理概念,目前可能更多地具有经济意义,因而也应该被理解为是一个相对的和历史的概念,因为它依据研究视角和时间进程的不同而不同。本文对东北亚区域的界定是宽泛而宏观的,重在对其经济意义的透视与把握。 Northeast Asia generally includes China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia and eastern Russia. The Northeast Asia region is not only a geographical concept but may now be more economically significant and therefore should be understood as a relative and historical concept because it differs according to the perspective of research and the course of time. The definition of Northeast Asia in this article is broad and macroscopic, focusing on its economic significance of perspective and grasp.