Research on the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area

Author: Huo Weidong
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: In the section on the economic analysis of the theoretical background of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, the author reviews the theoretical origins of economic integration, explores the meaning, nature, and mechanisms of integration, and discusses early regional integration theories, developmental regional integration theories, and their latest developments. The author also analyzes the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area from the perspective of international economic politics, using the theory of interdependence to point out that after the 1970s, economic and social interdependence further led to political interdependence. Political interdependence, in turn, promoted economic interdependence. As a result, the world economy has become increasingly politicized, and world politics has also become increasingly economicized. The theory of interdependence is one of the important foundations for China and ASEAN to establish a "neighboring partnership of mutual trust in the 21st century." The establishment of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area is a significant event in the 21st century that will impact China, Asia, and even the world, marking a milestone. Its construction process and operational outcomes will influence the global economic landscape. This research employs an interdisciplinary approach, attempting to use disciplines such as economics, international economic politics, and cultural studies to discuss the economic, international political, cultural, and practical backgrounds of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. It provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area while closely linking it to practical issues such as the model selection, economic effects, the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and East Asian cooperation and its prospects, and the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the Western Development Strategy, offering some in-depth explorations. The book consists of eight chapters: Chapter 1 is on the economic analysis of the theoretical background of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. Chapter 2 attempts to analyze the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area from the perspective of international economic politics using the theory of interdependence. Chapter 3 is an analysis of the practical background of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. Chapter 4 discusses the cultural background of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. Chapter 5 explores the model selection of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. Chapter 6 provides a realistic analysis of the prospects of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. Chapter 7 discusses the issue of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and East Asian cooperation. Chapter 8 discusses the issue of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the Western Development Strategy.