中国—东盟自由贸易区的经济影响和减贫效应

China-ASEAN Free Trade Area:Economic Influence and Poverty Reduction Effect

中国—东盟自由贸易区是世界上涉及人口最多的自贸区,也是全球GDP总量第三大的经济合作区。自贸区成员国大多为发展中国家,面临着发展经济、消除贫困的共同挑战。中国—东盟自贸区的建立不仅带来了巨大的经济影响,还具有至关重要的减贫效应。自2002年初步签订协议以来,中国—东盟自由贸易区在贸易、投资、基础建设等领域达成了多项经济合作协议,推进了贸易与投资自由化,促进了中国与东盟的经济增长,推动了世界减贫事业发展。本文回顾了中国—东盟自贸区的建立历程,梳理了自贸区在贸易与投资领域的促进措施以及双方的基础设施建设合作,并在此基础上分析了中国与东盟各国在贸易与投资方面的发展现状与特征,以及其经济影响和减贫效果。最后,本文阐述了自贸区存在的主要问题,并提出了相应的政策建议。在未来,推动世界互联互通,促进贸易与投资自由化将继续成为世界的减贫良方。

The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area(CAFTA) is the most populous free trade area in theworld and the third-largest economic cooperation area in the world. Most CAFTA members aredeveloping countries and face the common challenge of economic development and povertyeradication. The establishment of the CAFTA not only bears huge economic significance, butalso has a crucial poverty reduction effect. Since 2002, when China and the ASEAN signed anagreement to establish the CAFTA, a number of economic cooperation agreements have beenreached in the fields of trade, investment, and infrastructure construction, which havecontributed to the liberalization of trade and investment, the economic growth of China andASEAN countries and the progress in poverty eradication. This article reviews theestablishment of the CAFTA, summarizes the measures in trade and investment promotion andthe cooperation in infrastructure construction; it analyzes the status quo of trade andinvestment between China and ASEAN countries and the economic influence and povertyreduction effect of the CAFTA. Finally, the article elaborates on the main challenges facing theCAFTA and puts forward policy suggestions. In the future, promotion of global connectivityand liberalization of trade and investment will remain a very effective way to reduce poverty.