ASEAN in the Asia Pacific: Central or Peripheral?

Amador, Julio S.

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“…While the Asia-Pacific membership model of the TPP is potentially more attractive in purely economic terms (by including the US and addressing a wider range of issues), it arguably undermines the central position ASEAN occupies in the regional trade system. This comes at a time when the principle of ASEAN centrality is coming under challengedue to internal divisions between members, a weak track-record in dealing with security Mega-Regional Trade Deals in the Asia-Pacific 351 concerns, and the desire of extra-regional states to build broader regional institutions such as the East Asia Summit (Amador 2010). At stake, therefore, is the question of how important ASEAN centrality is to its member governments, and whether they are willing to let the status of the bloc influence their trade policy decisions.…”

Section: Mega-regional Trade Deals In the Asia-pacific 349mentioning

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Mega-Regional Trade Deals in the Asia-Pacific: Choosing Between the TPP and RCEP?

Wilson

2014

Journal of Contemporary Asia

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The emergence of "mega-regional" trade agreements has recently become the most significant trade policy issue in the Asia-Pacific. Since 2010, governments in the region have launched negotiations for two new trade agreements: the United States-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the ASEAN-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Differentiated by their membership, scope and level of ambition, the TPP and RCEP embody competing visions for how the Asia-Pacific trade system should evolve, and regional governments must now make choices over which initiative better serves their economic and political interests. This article explores the trade policy choice posed by these mega-regional trade negotiations, reviewing the evolution of the Asia-Pacific trade system, the recent emergence of the TPP and RCEP, and the competitive dynamics inherent in the development of the two proposals. It argues that four key considerations (trade policy ambition, the role of ASEAN, US-China geopolitical rivalry and defensive concerns) will be of key importance in informing regional governments' decisions as the TPP and RCEP move towards completion in 2015.

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Section: Mega-regional Trade Deals In the Asia-pacific 349mentioning

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Mega-Regional Trade Deals in the Asia-Pacific: Choosing Between the TPP and RCEP?

Wilson

2014

Journal of Contemporary Asia

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ASEAN in the Asia Pacific: Central or Peripheral?

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Mega-Regional Trade Deals in the Asia-Pacific: Choosing Between the TPP and RCEP?

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