The Path And Strategy Of Taiwan’s Participation In The East Asian Economic Integration

The rapid growth of regional economic integration in the world, East Asia has also accelerated the pace of regional economic integration. Chinese mainland and Taiwan with the major economies of East Asia, from the perspective of functional integration, regardless of the degree of functional integration between the two sides, or the Chinese mainland and East Asia, Taiwan and the degree of integration of East Asian economies have been met high level. Signed the "cross-strait economic cooperation framework agreement" (ECFA), marking the two sides into the institutional integration phase. "ASEAN Free Trade Area" (AFTA), "ASEAN+3" East Asian integration institutional establishment of "ASEAN+1", "arrangement on Closer Economic Relations" (CEPA), etc., Especially the "China - ASEAN Free Trade Area" (CAFTA, integration of East Asia at this stage) the orderly, For marginalized Taiwan’s economy, the existence of the negative impact of trade and investment diversion, the international economic market space in Taiwan has been gradually reduced.Back in the 1960s, with the establishment of the implementation of the export-oriented strategy, Taiwan began the process of investment in East Asia, and 1980 later, the production cost pressures forced Taiwan, has also been on the mainland and ASEAN countries were the transfer of labor-intensive industries or production processes. Taiwan has been maintained in 1999 and the share of trade in East Asia after the first time exceeded 50% above that level, it can be said that Taiwan and functional integration between the economies of East Asia earlier in mainland China for many years. Over the years, Taiwan and mainland China, although the share of trade between ASEAN has dropped, but overall is still increasing. Despite the signing of a free trade agreement with the East Asian economies, including ASEAN is consistent demand in Taiwan, but the two sides confined to special political factors did not materialize. Seen only on the basis of peaceful development of cross-strait relations, the Taiwan External Relations in order to obtain expansion space. Integration of the two sides signed the institutional basis for the implementation of ECFA on Taiwan’s participation in the East Asian economic integration both channels and approaches, but also is an important prerequisite and foundation. Today, the integration process is in full swing on both sides, especially for Taiwan to establish free trade in Pingtan, Fujian, Xiamen, and research the first area of the first test in full swing, it should comply with the international trend of regional economic integration, by the effect of ECFA and CAFTA superimposed advantages for ASEAN started.In view of this, the present study attempts to participate in the East Asian economic integration of strategic intent from Taiwan, have identity and realistic basis, discusses Taiwan conducted by free economic demonstration zone in Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone and joint cooperation with East Asian economic integration is the critical path and to propose a path to achieve countermeasures. In the arrangement of contents, the paper reviews the theoretical study of economic integration of Taiwan to participate in the East Asian economic integration of identity, the path outlined research, summed should be "area of regional cooperation" to promote cross-strait integration for ASEAN integration and thus East Asian economic integration is the best path. Then the relationship between market-oriented integration, regional linkage development theory, Bonded Port Free Trade Zone and economic cooperation as the theoretical basis for expanded normative discourse:first to illustrate the evolution of the market-oriented economic system, the basic situation and trends in Taiwan, in Taiwan’s economic system under full liberalization background and the Mainland Area, the share of ASEAN trade is growing, in the case does not involve the political level of functional integration has been achieved, Taiwan under the new situation is more urgent quest CAFTA institutionalized cooperation mechanisms, in order to avoid marginalization industry, a gradual decline in the proportion of import and export and other adverse effects. Then summarized in Taiwan to participate in the East Asian economic integration of short, medium, long-term path, and offered to Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone as the advantages of the region of the path. The recent implementation path, the path of long-term basis and to protect, but also Taiwan’s participation in the process of economic integration in East Asia, the focus and difficulty, this paper analyzes the recent path. Thus, by constructing Taiwan-ISM model Beibu Gulf "Port" docking analysis of the key issues of cooperation to carry out joint cooperation, and cooperation for the implementation and construction of sustainable mechanisms provide an important basis. Finally, the path of Taiwan to participate in the East Asian economic integration, especially the recent path - the important and difficult to break, "Port" cooperation propose appropriate countermeasures.