Increasing FTA Initiatives of East Asia and the World Trading System: Current State of Play and Policy Options for the 21st CenturyPark Sung-Hoon

ASIEN – Nr. 100 (2006) pp. 44–48

As a number of analysts discussed, East Asia had long been „a white spot“ or „an empty box“ in the geography of increasing worldwide regionalism.2 Since the end of 1990s, however, the region has emerged as the most dynamic region, in terms of number of FTAs (Free Trade Areas) concluded. Currently, more than thirty FTAs have been concluded between the countries in East Asia…