PACIFIC RIM refers to the countries around the edge of the Pacific Ocean and more specifically to N America, the countries of western S America, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands and Southeast and East Asia—the so-called Asia–Pacific region. As Canada's Pacific province, BC is most influenced by changing relations with the Pacific Rim. The region has always been an important destination for BC products; for example, furs were exported to China (see FUR TRADE) and the first...
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