从自愿贸易投资自由化到亚太自由贸易区——2005年APEC的新议题

From Voluntary Trade and Investment Liberalization to Asian-Pacific FTA——A New APEC Agenda in 2005

最近两年,一些APEC成员提出了亚太自由贸易区的设想,并将在2005年韩国的APEC会议上进行讨论。本文介绍了亚太自由贸易区提出的背景,分析了在亚太自贸区提出的情况下东亚的经济一体化可能面临的挑战,指出了亚太自贸区建设的障碍因素。尽管这一设想离实现还比较遥远,但亚太自贸区的发展方向值得关注和研究,特别是未来如何处理这一设想与东亚经济一体化之间的关系将是东亚经济体共同面临的问题。

In the past two years, some APEC members have raised the idea of Asian - Pacific FTA and urged that such an idea should be discussed at 2005's APEC conference to be held in ROK. This article starts with an introduction to the background which the idea of Asian- Pacific FTA has been raised, which is followed by an analysis of challenges the East Asian economic integration may confront in view of such a PTZ and ends with a conclusion about elements that might hinder its establishment. Although such an idea is far away from the reality, the orientation of Asian-Pacific FTA is worth close attention andresearch. Moreover, how to manage the relationbetween such an idea and the East Asianeconomic integration in the future remains anissue for the East Asia Economic Community.