China's Role in Asia's Free Trade Agreements. Issue 2 (16th March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: He, Fan; Yang, Panpan
• Is Part Of: Asia & the Pacific policy studies. Volume 2:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 416
• Page End: 424
• Publication Date: 2015-03-16
• Subjects: regional trade negotiations -- TPP -- RCEP -- China; Policy sciences -- Asia -- Periodicals; Policy sciences -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Policy sciences -- Australia -- Periodicals; Political planning -- Asia -- Periodicals; Political planning -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Political planning -- Australia -- Periodicals; 320.6095
• DOI: 10.1002/app5.66
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-2680

Abstract

Abstract: A new wave of regional trade negotiations have sprung up in the Asia‐Pacific region. China faces challenges and opportunities simultaneously. On the one hand, if China is excluded from major regional trade agreements, such as Trans‐Pacific Partnership, it may hurt China's future growth. On the other hand, China can utilise the opportunities of regional trade negotiations to shape the new rules of international trade from the very early stage. Regional trade negotiations are also important for China because it needs further opening up to facilitate the domestic economic reform.