The Establishment Of The Proposed China-Asean Free Trade Ared And The Influence On The Economic Development Of Yunnan

There have signed the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between the People's Republic of China and ASEAN(the Association of South East Asian Nations)in 1 October 2001. The Framework Agreement provided the foundation of the law for the proposed China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. It was the sign of the formal start-up to the negotiation of the proposed China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. Based on the investigation provided by China Customs, Once the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area is set up,. The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area will be an economic area which boasts 1.7-1.8 billion consumers, a total of nearly US $ 2 trillion as GDP and a total of US $1.2 trillion as trade volume. Relying on Yunnan's geographical advantage of being one of the close neighbors of Southeast Asian countries, It will be one of China's prior provinces open to the Southeast Asian countries and South Asian countries. It shall offer a great opportunity to open and economic development too.This essay clarifies its point of views form three aspects. The first aspect analyzes the convention of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area form the historic evolvement of ASEAN, the formation of ASEAN, the operational regulation of ASEAN, the economic developing stratagem of primary member countries and the current trade between ASEAN and China. At the same time, it also discuss the master advantage and the master disadvantage factor about the establishment of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. The second aspect analyzes the present situation of the economic and trade cooperation between China and ASEAN Countries from Yannan's geographical conditions, location advantage, the current trade between Yunnan and ASEAN and the border ports. The third aspects discuss the trend of economic cooperation between Yannan and ASEAN countries form communication gateway, tourism, material trade,...