China-ASEAN relations : economic and legal dimensions / editors, John Wong, Zou Keyuan and Zeng Huaqun.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wong, John, 1939-

Zou, Keyuan.

Zeng, Huaqun.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

China--Foreign economic relations--Southeast Asia--Congresses.

China.

Southeast Asia--Foreign economic relations--China--Congresses.

Southeast Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (348 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With China's dynamic economic growth, its relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) states have expanded rapidly in recent years, culminating in the conclusion of the landmark China-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement in 2002. Beyond trade and economic activities, China-ASEAN cooperation has broadened to cover the environment, science and technology, non-traditional security areas and related legal issues. China's relations with ASEAN have reached a new era where the two sides have established an economic, legal and political framework for their comprehen

Contents:

Contents; List of Editors and Contributors; Part I: Introduction; 1. New Dimensions in China-ASEAN Relations John WONG, ZOU Keyuan and ZENG Huaqun; General Framework of China-ASEAN Relations; Non-Traditional Security Issues; Free Trade Area Arrangements; Regional Economic Development; The South China Sea and Maritime Security; Regional Perspectives on ASEAN-China Relations; The Way Forward; Part II: Changing China-ASEAN Relations in Perspective; 2. China-ASEAN Relations: An Economic Perspective John WONG; Introduction; The Economic Rise of China; East Asian Growth and Interdependence

A Source for Growth and a Catalyst for IntegrationPressure on ASEAN-China Relations; China's Bold FTA Initiative; New Impetus for ASEAN+3; Broader Geo-Political Implications; 3. ASEAN-China Relations: An International Law Perspective ZENG Lingliang; Introduction to ASEAN-China Relations: A Neglected Topic in the Study of International Law; Overview of the Present Legal Framework of ASEAN-China Relations; Exchange of Letters 1994: Founding of Formal Cooperative Relationship; Joint Statement 1997: Programmatic Document on Partnership of Good Neighborliness and Mutual Trust

Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation 2002: Symbol of Entry into Overall Substantive Cooperation in Economics and TradeJoint Declaration on Cooperation in the Field of Non-Traditional Security Issues 2002: Legal Basis for Cooperation on New Security Issues; Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea 2002: Solemn Commitment of Mutual Trust and Self-restraint; China's Entry into Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia: Important Legal Behavior by a Responsible Great Power

Joint Declarations of Strategic Partnership 2003: New Blueprint for ASEAN-China RelationsGeneral International Law Permeating China-ASEAN Relations; Reassurance of the Underlying Position of Fundamental Principles of International Law; Stressing the Compatibility of Mutual Economic and Trade Cooperation with Fundamentals of WTO; ASEAN-China Relations: Legal Imperfection and Suggestions for Improvement; Legal Imperfection; Suggestions for Improvement; Conclusion:Most Recent Legal Developments in ASEAN-China Relations; Part III: China-ASEAN on Non-traditional Security Issues

4. Regional Cooperation in Epidemic Prevention: China and ASEAN LAI HongyiIntroduction; SARS and Initial Failure of Cooperation; Launch and Deepening of Cooperation over SARS; Cooperation Beyond SARS: Tackling the Bird Flu; Conclusion: Catastrophe Prompts Strides in Regional Health Cooperation; 5. Anti-Piracy Cooperation Dilemma: ASEAN and China XU Ke; Introduction; Piracy in Southeast Asia: A Brief Historical Review; Piracy in "Malay World"; Piracy in the South China Sea; Modern Piracy in Southeast Asia; Definition; Typology; Anti-Piracy Agencies of ASEAN Countries and China

The ASEAN Countries

Notes:

Papers of a conference organized by the East Asian Institute and Xiamen University and held in Singapore in December 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611908997

9781281908995

1281908991

9789812707161

9812707166

OCLC:

854972408