疫情背景下东亚区域经济合作及日本政府的政策取向

East Asian Regional Economic Cooperation and Japan's Policy Orientation under COVID-19

伴随WTO多边贸易机制陷入停顿,区域性经贸协定进展迅速,世界范围内CPTPP、日欧EPA、USMCA已经生效,疫情之前东亚区域经济合作也步入快车道,RCEP进入收官阶段,中日韩3国还承诺在RCEP之后加速中日韩FTA谈判。而新冠疫情的暴发催生了东亚国家或地区在疫情防治和公共卫生等领域的合作,却给既定的东亚区域经济合作进程蒙上了阴影,疫情后日本经济政策的转向将极大增加年内签署RCEP的不确定性。

With the WTO multilateral mechanism stalled,regional economic and trade agreements have been progressing rapidly.CPTPP,Japan-EU EPA,and USMCA have been in effect worldwide.Before the epidemic of COVID-19,East Asia regional economic cooperation has also entered the fast lane;RCEP has entered the final stage;China,Japan,and South Korea also promised to accelerate China-Japan-Korea FTA negotiations after RCEP.The outbreak of the epidemic has spawned cooperation in some issues such as epidemic prevention and public health in East Asian countries or regions,but it has cast a shadow over the established process of regional economic cooperation in East Asia.After the epidemic,the switching of Japan's economic policy will greatly increase the uncertainty of signing RCEP during this year.