한·중·일 경제협의체 구상 (Trilateral Economic Cooperation : Proposal for Enhancing Economic Cooperation Dialogue Channels among China, Japan, and Korea)

In addition, various existing policy dialogue channels at the central government, regional government, and business levels are examined.On the basis of assessment of existing policy dialogue channels and comparative studies on existing regional consultative entities such as APEC, ASEAN 3 framework and ASEAN, the main characteristics and expected positive effects of the TEC as well as the gradual strategy to realize it are suggested.Being a regional consultative entity for economic cooperation, the structure of the TEC is likely to be similar to that of APEC. However, since it has only three members, it would be much easier to agree on the agenda and to operate effectively. In addition, the possible areas of cooperation would be more extensive than other regional consultative entities, because the three countries share many commonalities such as strong manufacturing sectors, weak service sectors and agriculture, high external energy dependency, and usage of Chinese characters