Is East Asia integrating?

Kurlantzick, Joshua

doi:10.1162/016366001317149156

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“…In the new century, business led proliferation of regional trade agreements (RTAs) is the driving force behind the widespread phenomenon of ‘new regionalism’. Surprisingly, in East Asia (and perhaps only in this region), for a long time, states have been relatively passive and reluctant in turning economic progress into momentum for regionalism (Kurlantzick, 2001: 21). ASEAN's (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) breakthrough in subregional integration remains the only exception thus far.…”

Section: Reviewing East Asian Regionalismmentioning

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Whither East Asian Regionalism? China's Pragmatism and Community Building Rhetoric

Tsai

Liu

2013

Japanese Journal of Political Science

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Despite numerous published writings on China's regional role, the world still knows very little about Beijing's perception and strategy. This article seeks to make an intellectual contribution in understanding China's foreign policy and its efforts to participate in East Asian integration. This article argues that under the rhetoric of peaceful development and community building, China's foreign policy is pragmatic and changes with the tide of events in international relations. China's participation in regional integration serves as a good case for examining changes in Beijing's strategy. In the past two decades, China has moved from a reluctant participant of regional affairs to an active participant and potential future leader. China's adjusting role is a consequence of Beijing's pragmatism in policy and its growing economic confidence. Pragmatism has led China to 'hide its light under a bushel' and wait for the proper timing to step onto the world stage.abundance of free trade agreements (FTAs) and on-going negotiations for free trade summarize East Asia's dazzling economic performance in recent years.Interestingly, China's rise coincided with the commencement of regional cooperation in East Asia, both taking off at the end of the Cold War. China's development in comprehensive power as a result of growing economic capability has not only generated concerns about the possible implications for regional order but also questions over China's role in the process of regional integration. While many observers (

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Section: Reviewing East Asian Regionalismmentioning

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Whither East Asian Regionalism? China's Pragmatism and Community Building Rhetoric

Tsai

Liu

2013

Japanese Journal of Political Science

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“…As a consequence, there have been no major exchanges of fire in the vicinity of the Spratly Islands since the middle of 2000. 38 And in November 2002, the ten ASEAN member states and China signed the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea. At the most recent ASEAN+3 summit held in Bali, Indonesia, in early October 2003, East Asian regionalism widened and deepened when China and India signed onto the ASEAN security pact known as the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation, which renounces the threat or use of force to settle disputes, even as ASEAN leaders signed a new declaration themselves-known as the Bali Concord II-in which they agreed to pursue closer economic integration by 2020.…”

Section: The Asean +3 Processmentioning

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Regionalization and Regionalism in East Asia

Kim¹

2004

Journal of East Asian Studies

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What will the future of East Asia be like in the years ahead? More than a decade after the end of the Cold War, we are still confronted with the fundamental question of whether a new world order will be shaped primarily by state, regional, or global forces and actors. This great puzzle of both theoretical and real-world significance has been widely debated among scholars and policy pundits of diverse normative and theoretical orientations, only to generate many competing explanations and prognostications.

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“…8 Many ordinary Asians even believe China wants to take over Asia. 59 In In addition, China has expressed its willingness to work with ASEAN for its early accession to the protocol to the Treaty on Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone, 63 and is ready to set up a military security dialogue mechanism with other Asian countries, as well as actively promote confidence-building cooperation in the military field. 64 China furthermore supports ASEAN as the major driving force in ARF.…”

Section: The Way Of Engagement: Joint Development Via Track I and Tramentioning

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“…China hopes to gain access to Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay port and Cambodia's Sihanoukville port. 95 In order to push forward the process of East Asia cooperation, the idea of establishing an East Asian Community, which is based on East Asian Economic Community, is highly recommended. 96 In this regard, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on 29 November 2004 at the 8th ASEAN+3 Summit in Vientiane expressed that China supports ASEAN as the leading role in the process of East Asia cooperation and the tripartite cooperation among China, Japan and ROK.…”

Section: The Way Of Engagement: Joint Development Via Track I and Tramentioning

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Greater China: Powerhouse of East Asian regional cooperation

Wang¹

2004

East Asia

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Is East Asia integrating?

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Whither East Asian Regionalism? China's Pragmatism and Community Building Rhetoric

Whither East Asian Regionalism? China's Pragmatism and Community Building Rhetoric

Regionalization and Regionalism in East Asia

Greater China: Powerhouse of East Asian regional cooperation

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