WTO体制下大中华经济区的法律问题——以“区域经济一体化”为视角的初步研究

Legal Aspects of Greater China Economic Area under the WTO ——From the Angle of "Regional Economy Integration"

ECFA为两岸四地在WTO体制下构建"大中华经济区"的愿景架起了通往彼岸的桥梁,由此在中国大陆与香港、澳门两个CEPA以及大陆与台湾ECFA的基础上,两岸四地签订相关协定,构建"大中华经济区"的时机已经基本成熟。两岸四地的"大中华经济区"战略应该是从"自由贸易区"到"关税同盟"再到"共同市场",最终建设成为"经济同盟"。循着这个思路,本文探讨了大中华经济区的法律基础、模式选择以及不同发展阶段的法律制度安排等问题。

The signature of ECFA opens a wide gate for the establishment of the Greater China Economic Area （GCFA） including the four Separate Customs Territories of the China's Mainland, Chinese Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao. This article provides that it is the right time to start to promote the strategy of GCEA, which can be achieved by four orderly steps： Free Trade Area, Customs Union, Common Market, and Economic Community. The regional economic integration may work as a pioneer for the political Unification of China. Accordingly, in this article, legal aspects, including the legal basis and specific rules for each different step, are studied in details.