Kevin Rudd，the former Australian Prime Minister，called for the Asia Pacific Community（APC）in his speech to the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre on 4 June 2008.［Kevin Rudd，‘It’s Time to Build an Asia Pacific Community’（Speech to the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre）’，4 June 2008，http：//www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/full-text-of-kevin-rudds-speech/story-e6frgczf-1111116541962（accessed on 24 August 2010）］His proposal for APC by the year 2020 is a substantive initiative in Australia’s ongoing engagement with Asia. As a new push to deepen the process of Asian regionalism it has attracted a degree of scrutiny from commentators from home and abroad. This paper reviews the historical background of Rudd’s initiative，motivations behind this grand version of APC，and the key ideas of APC. It examines the arguments for and against APC，the different alternatives to APC，and a cultural criticism of his regional architecture. It also discusses the mixed reactions from Asia and power politics behind APC.