China (PRC), and that of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is its exclusion of the United States. An …

it. For example, the distinct feature of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is its exclusion of China, and that of the … Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is its exclusion of the United States (US). An exclusion of a particular … include China, resulting from a policy of the US “engaging” or “socializing” China rather than “balancing” against it. However …

, and Georgia, which together comprise the South Caucasus - entering into an FTA with a large economy like the People …'s Republic of China (PRC). At the same time, FTAs have mutual economic and geopolitical benefits for all participant countries … assesses the PRC's FTA strategy, the potential for regional integration in the South Caucasus, and the likely impacts of an FTA …

consequence of failed multilateralism. In this difficult context, this article argues that China — one of the three global … economic superpowers — has an opportunity to lead the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. For the past decade, China …'s position as a strong player in international trade has been remarkable. Structural reforms in China, including trade …

granted China “permanent normal trade relations” (PNTR) and China's 2001 entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) as key … drivers of the country's rise and the now‐​famous “China Shock”— the period between 1999 and 2011 during which a size … an erroneous policy choice that disproportionately benefited political elites and corporations, directly drove the China …

Policymakers increasingly view China’s rapidly growing wealth as a threat. China currently ranks second, or perhaps … even first, in the world in gross domestic product (although 78th in per capita GDP), and the fear is that China will ….However, even if it continues to rise, China does not present much of a security threat to the United States. China does not harbor …

service networks will grow and contribute to the rapid growth in China, India, and Southeast Asian countries, especially from …

Whether China is a strategic trade partner or competitor to the ASEAN economies has remained unclear five years since … the implementation of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area in January 2010. The ASEAN economies and China are in an interesting … the economic importance of China to ASEAN and vice versa. It seeks to understand whether the trade relations between the …

-Pacific (FTAAP), building on various ongoing regional cooperation formworks including ASEAN+3 or +6 and the Trans-Pacific Partnership … and considers three existing economic agreements - ASEAN+Alpha free trade agreements, the TPP, and the Asia-Pacific Trade …

This paper reviews the progress in trade-related areas of ASEAN Economic Community to be established by 2015. It … is the main pillar of building ASEAN Economic Community. Second part of the paper examines the progress in building … effective integration with the other trading partners. Three different but inter-related issues are analyzed: 1) ASEAN in world …