亚太自贸区法律框架构建路径研究

The Roadmap of Constructing the Legal Framework of Asian Free Trade Area

习近平主席在2014年APEC北京峰会上倡议"启动亚太自贸区建设",这表明中国愿意引领和推动这项重要工作。面对"一带一路"倡议带动的中国新一轮对外开放以及亚太地区大国之间在经济一体化进程中的激烈博弈,亚太自贸区建设何去何从,是考验中国人智慧和能力的议题。如果选择TPP这一路径,等于将构建亚太自贸区的主导权拱手让给别人;如果与TPP分道扬镳另辟蹊径,会分化亚太地区,进而影响"一带一路"倡议的整体部署。一个务实的选择是以中国目前正在推动的"区域全面经济伙伴关系协定"(RCEP)为基础,结合中国-韩国自由贸易协定建立中、日、韩自由贸易区,进而引导亚太自贸区法律制度向TPP等国际高标准靠拢,同时采取开放姿态,允许个别APEC成员暂时不加入亚太自贸区,也允许非APEC国家和地区加入亚太自贸区。

President XI Jinping proposed at the APEC Beijing Summit in 2014 to start the construction of Asian free trade area.This indicates that China is willing to take the responsibility to do it.While encountering the game playing among the big nations and nation groups,we need to consider where the construction of Asian free trade area should go.This is an issue which tests our wisdom.If we follow the roadmap of TPP,it means that the leading power will be in the hands of others.If the construction of Asian free trade area goes its own way,it will fragmentize the Asia-Pacific area.A practical way is to choose the RCEP as its base and combine the recentlysigned China-Korea free trade agreement to set up the China-Japan-Korea free trade area.Based on this,the legal framework of Asian free trade area is approaching that of TPP.The future Asian free trade area is open to both APEC members and non-APEC members.