Observations on the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement Negotiation Process
Australian Business Law Review, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 257-264, 2010
8 Pages Posted: 16 Sep 2010
Date Written: September 15, 2010
Abstract
The proposed Australia-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) has been in the offing since 2005 and survived a change of government in Australia. While little of a conclusive nature has been achieved, given that such free trade agreements have a gestation period of between 15 to 20 years, there is much hope of a satisfactory resolution to the problems that bedevil it. This section note examines some of the obstacles the negotiation process has encountered and reviews the attempts made to overcome them.
Keywords: Free trade agreement, Australian, China, WTO
JEL Classification: K30, Z00
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