Australia, China, and ChAFTA : punching above both belt and weight / Colin B Picker -- An analytical introduction to ChAFTA: features and challenges / Heng Wang -- A comparative context : ensuring Australian and Chinese legal systems coexist to facilitate harmonious and trustworthy trade /...

China's free trade agreements in services are developing at a fast pace. This paper examines the major differences between these agreements and the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and their relationship with the law of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Although they are modeled...

Among the ASEAN's external FTAs, the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) is of great significance to both the ASEAN and China. The ACFTA was one of the earliest trade pacts concluded by China. It is also part of the ASEAN's broader push toward concluding FTAs outside the multilateral...

The paper analyzes the following questions from a Chinese perspective: what are the characteristics of the China-Korea FTA? And what are their underlying considerations and implications? It argues, first, that the China-Korea FTA is characterized by expanded coverage, highlighted focus on...

Regional trade agreements are undergoing many changes. Notably, the trajectory of China’s trade agreements has been affected by the unique US-China Phase One agreement, and these agreements extend beyond free trade agreements (FTAs). China’s trade agreements represent a different path...

The World Trade Organization deadlock, US-China trade war, and the Belt and Road Initiative are having a profound effect on global economic governance. This paper examines several questions: what are the systematic conflicts that have triggered this crisis of WTO deadlock and trade war? What...

China's free trade agreements (FTAs) reveal malleability as the most striking feature. The paper analyzes the following questions: what is the trend of China's FTA approach to investment concerning malleability? Is China a rule follower, shaker or maker? How may China approach the Regional...