The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is an ongoing free trade agreement involving ASEAN member states (AMSs) and six trading partners: Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand. RCEP negotiations were launched in November 2012, and 18 rounds of negotiation...

As the US-China trade conflict intensifies, high dependence on US and China has been pointed out as a potential risk to the Korean economy. This calls for trade policies including diversification of trading partners and the establishment of a new model for trade agreements suitable to such...

In December 2015, ASEAN Member States (AMS; 10 countries in Southeast Asia) announced launching ASEAN Community, including ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). - The AEC's establishment in 2015, in fact, was progress toward, rather than a completion of, economic integration. - Complete integration...

In 2001, China adopted “Go Global” as its official policy agenda, which pertains to Chinese businesses in overseas. The policy was set as the primary means of foreign economic cooperation in the 10th 5-year plan (2001-2005). Consequently, in 2009 and in 2008 were legislated. Moreover, the...

Korean Abstract: 중국과 아세안은 세계의 공장과 세계의 부품생산기지로 부상함과 동시에 각각 한국의 1위와 2위 교역파트너라는 점에서 매우 중요한 시장으로 평가 받고 있다. 이에 더해 중국과 아세안 간의 교역 역시 급증하고...

China and ASEAN are recognized as the most important markets in the world, hence they have emerged as global factories and parts production bases. And trade between China and ASEAN is rapidly expanding and ASEAN has taken position as one of China's three major trading partners. Over the last 20...