East Asian Economic Integration: A China-ASEAN Perspective

This book reviews and analyzes East Asian economic integration by looking at China-ASEAN economic relations and the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA). The book explores these economic relations after the Cold War ended, investigating China's motives in establishing CAFTA, and it evaluates economic integration in East Asia, in which both China and ASEAN hold key roles. Much of the research is based upon interviews with key policy makers in China. After providing a theoretical framework and disc