Preliminary Study On Regional Trade Agreements

After World War II, the rapid development of regional trade agreements, particularly since the 1990s, the world appeared to regional trade agreements characterized the third wave of regional economic integration and the formation of regional trade agreements and the multilateral trading system of coexistence and the development of the world economy the basic characteristics of the area.On the one hand, the establishment and operation of the WTO to promote economic globalization continue to develop in depth the other hand, all types of regional trade agreements around the world flourish, creating a regional economic integration to a climax. In this context, more and more countries to enhance regional economic cooperation and multilateral trade objectives to the same priority status even more, the world economy is regionalization and globalization along two tracks rapid development. Although the relationship between them is competitive or complementary surviving controversy, but I believe that China, as one of the WTO, in the face of the wave of regional economic integration, both to preserve its own national interests, or conform to the trend of world economic development. point of view, China has advocated the establishment of the necessity of the participation of regional economic cooperation organizations, the conclusion of regional trade agreements. However, in the trend of economic globalization is an irreversible trend of the times, we are only in the multilateral trading system within the framework of the regional trade bloc to the effective regulation system, in order to give full play to regional trade agreements active role. To this end, I think we conclude regional trade agreements should be concerned about the following issues: First, how should we correctly handle the relations between the two regional trade agreements give full play to the positive role? Second, China as a developing country should choose what kind of model of regional trade agreements and negotiation strategy? All these will become the focus of this paper.To this end, the five-part article discusses: Introduction is the first part, from regional trade agreements and the basis for the establishment of the background are discussed.The second part described the concept of regional trade agreements and development.The third section presents the various types of regional trade agreements, such as NAFTA, the EU and ASEAN. And through comparison of the three exploration China has signed regional trade agreements should take the form and participate in regional economic organizations negotiation strategy.Part IV as the focus of this paper, discussed regional trade agreements in the multilateral trading system and the impact of the Enlightenment to China.Part V in the article concluded on the basis of the aforementioned content of China's regional trade agreements should be concluded rules, pointed out that China should participate in the development of regional trade agreements should be taken by the model, the strengthening of regional trade agreements and from both international and domestic levels to explore, improve China's overall economic competitiveness, with a more positive attitude in promoting China's regional economic cooperation process...