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The China--Taiwan ECFA, Geopolitical Dimensions and WTO Law

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This article examines legal and geopolitical aspects of the China-Taiwan Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). It begins by analyzing areas in which the two governments' measures contravene rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In particular, it provides the first detailed examination of the significant implications emerging from the ECFA for cross-straits trade relations and East Asian regionalism. The article also explains how the ECFA was modeled on free trade agreements (FTAs) of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and assesses the impact of the ECFA's early harvest program. Finally, the article discusses the ECFA's consistency with WTO requirements for an interim FTA agreement and potential legal issues arising from the dispute settlement mechanism. In this respect, the article presents a valuable case study of an FTA. Oxford University Press 2011, all rights reserved, Oxford University Press.

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  • Pasha L. Hsieh, 2011. "The China--Taiwan ECFA, Geopolitical Dimensions and WTO Law," Journal of International Economic Law, Oxford University Press, vol. 14(1), pages 121-156, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:jieclw:v:14:y:2011:i:1:p:121-156
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    1. Moonsung Kang & Soonchan Park, 2018. "Institutional Economic Integration between South and North Korea and the Economic Impacts of Integration," Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association, vol. 32(3), pages 257-276, September.
    2. Chiang, Min-Hua & Gerbier, Bernard, 2013. "Cross-Strait Economic Relations: Recent Development and Implications for Taiwan," Revue de la Régulation - Capitalisme, institutions, pouvoirs, Association Recherche et Régulation, vol. 13.

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