ASEAN’s initiatives for free trade in East Asia under AEC
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چکیده
The greatest achievement of ASEAN’s intra-regional economic cooperation since its inception in 1976 is the realization ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), which started with tariff cuts 1993. AFTA was completed January 2018 elimination tariffs. itself an FTA unusually high standard internationally, level liberalization exceeding even that TPP 11. However, when examined from aspect utilization, case Thailand’s exports to ASEAN, more than 30% do not use for one reason or another. This indicates there are points improvement system and customs procedures indispensable using AFTA. Furthermore, some member countries have introduced non-tariff barriers protect their domestic industries while eliminating tariffs, contrary principles has been expanding scope 2008 aim establishing Economic Community (AEC), but so, what industrial world seeking “post-AFTA” periods trade-related measures such as “facilitation procedures” “elimination barriers.” Nowadays, mega FTAs RCEP TPP11 being constructed after another, needs transform into most advanced regional organization terms level, scope, rules if it maintain centripetal force direct investment.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of contemporary East Asia studies
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2476-1028', '2476-1036']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/24761028.2021.1902068