Free Trade Agreements and the US-China-Australia Relationship in the Asia-Pacific Region

22 Pages Posted: 1 Nov 2013

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Lingling He

University of Southern Queensland - School of Law and Justice

Razeen Sappideen

Western Sydney University, School of Law

Date Written: May 30, 2013

Abstract

In the wake of the Asian century, the Asia-Pacific region has seen a proliferation of FTAs. The driving force behind the initial formation of these agreements since the 1990s, however, has moved away from focusing on economic incentives to more strategic geopolitical concerns. This article examines the employment of FTAs by the US, china and Australia to further their geopolitical interests in the Asia-Pacific region in the context of the strong trading relationship between china and Australia on the one hand, and the strong strategic relationship the US has had with Australia on the other. Australia's roadmap to the future as set out in its recently released White Paper provides valuable insights into this interlinked relationship.

Keywords: WTO, FTA, TPP, RCEP, CEPA, realism, liberalism, constructivism

JEL Classification: H77, K33

Suggested Citation

He, Lingling and Sappideen, Razeen, Free Trade Agreements and the US-China-Australia Relationship in the Asia-Pacific Region (May 30, 2013). Asia Pacific Law Review, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2347760

Lingling He

University of Southern Queensland - School of Law and Justice ( email )

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Toowoomba, Queensland 4350
Australia

Razeen Sappideen (Contact Author)

Western Sydney University, School of Law ( email )

Locked Bag 1797
Penrith, NSW 2751
Australia

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