建立东亚自由贸易区的动因、可行性及模式分析

2004年1月1日南亚七国签署了《自由贸易区框架协议》,决定于2006年1月1日起建立南亚自由贸易区。这一举动将世界经济一体化进程再次向前推进了一大步。在这样的国际经济发展趋势下,东亚各国经济要发展、要在国际市场占有一席之地,组建某种形式的经济合作组织变得更为迫切。以此为背景,通过对东亚自由贸易区建立的动因、可行性及障碍的分析,对比借鉴欧盟、北美自由贸易区的建立模式,认为以"10+1"为主体、以"10+3"为框架是东亚自由贸易区建立的最佳模式。

Analysis on Motivation,Feasibility and Mode of East Asian Free Trade Area

Seven countries of South Asia signed a Framework Agreement on Free Trade Area on January 1, 2004, which helped to advance the development of the world economic integration. With the development of international economy, a country who wants to develop its economy and have a share in the international market must join in some certain organization, for instance, Free Trade Area - a form of economic integration wherein all barriers are removed on trade among members, but each nation retains its own barriers on trade with nonmembers. The best example is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and European Union ( EU). Their successes encouraged the East Asian countries to establish some kinds of the economic cooperative organization. On the basis of the analysis on the motivation, the feasibility and the hindrance of the East Asian Free Trade Area, the paper contrasts the established models of NAFTA and EU and believes that the most optional model is under the ouline of 10 + 3 framework which is focused on 10 +1 model.