Explaining China's Tripartite Strategy Towards the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement
Author | : Ming Du |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 2016 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1306260909 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Download or read book Explaining China's Tripartite Strategy Towards the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement written by Ming Du and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emergence of mega-regional trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) threatens to fragment global trade governance in fundamental ways. An important question, yet so far under-explored, is how the rising powers currently being excluded from the mega- regionals, such as China, view this new development in global economic governance. This article intends to fill this gap in literature from a Chinese perspective. Specifically, this article addresses the following questions: why has China changed its initial suspicious attitude to a more neutral stance towards the TPP recently? What are the short-term and long-term effects of the TPP on China's economic growth and geo-political influence? How will China deal with a myriad of challenges posed by the TPP going forward, be it in or outside the TPP? After the analysis of a range of relevant political, economic and legal factors, I submit that the Chinese government has adopted what I call a 'tripartite strategy' towards the TPP. What remains to be seen is whether this tripartite strategy provides the best roadmap for China's further integration into the global economy.