New Starting Point for Economic Cooperation between China, Japan, and South Korea

Author: Sun Xiaoyu, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: In the past 10 years, the trade relations among China, Japan, and South Korea have become increasingly close, with each country being an important trading partner for the others. At the "ASEAN+3" meeting held in Manila in November 1999, at the proposal of South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, the leaders of the three countries (Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, former Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi Keizō, and South Korean President Kim Dae-jung) agreed to have research institutions from the three countries cooperate on joint research to strengthen their economic relations. The Development Research Center (DRC) of the State Council of China, the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), and the National Institute for Research and Development (NIRA) were authorized by their respective governments to conduct joint research on "Strengthening the Trade Relations Among China, Japan, and South Korea" starting from September 2000. They submitted joint research reports to the governments of the three countries in 2001 and 2002, the main policy recommendations of which were adopted and implemented by the governments. This book compiles the main contents of the joint research reports from the three countries' research institutions. The book is divided into two parts: the Upper Part (2001 Report) and the Lower Part (2002 Report). Each part is divided into three sections based on the perspectives of China, Japan, and South Korea.