China’s Free Trade Agreement Diplomacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12907392 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ka Zeng (0000-0001-5618-5508, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 277-305 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-24 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Chinese Journal of International Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-8916 • E-ISSN: 1750-8924 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/cjip/pow009 |
| OpenAlex | W2461838801 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
This article assesses the relative importance of political and economic factors in shaping China’s free trade agreement (FTA) strategy since the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001. Event history analysis of the time lapse before China signed an FTA with a given partner country lends substantial support to arguments emphasizing the political motivations behind China’s choice of FTA partner. The Chinese leadership has undoubtedly signed more FTAs with countries that have similar state preferences. However, there is far less overwhelming evidence to suggest that China’s FTAs are motivated by economic considerations. While Beijing has indeed signed more FTAs with countries on which it depends heavily for imports, there is scant evidence to show that China’s FTAs are designed to enhance market access abroad, or to secure essential supplies of raw materials. Finally, the study analyses the importance of multilateral and regional trade liberalization in shaping China’s FTA policy choices, and finds that, as a major trading nation, China may not be significantly influenced by the competitive dynamics of regional trade liberalization when formulating its FTA strategy
Accession · Beijing · China · Diplomacy · Economic Diplomacy · Economics · European union · Free trade · Free trade agreement · International economics · International free trade agreement · International trade · Liberalization · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Global trade and economics · International Development and Aid
Long arm of the regime
To sign or not to sign
New champions of preferential trade? Two-level games in China’s and India’s shifting commercial strategies
The evolution of China’s regional trade agreements
China’s Free Trade Area Strategy
From global to domestic scales
China's new generation trade agreements
| Citations per year | 0.88 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |