Some reflections on the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement negotiation process

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He, Ling Ling. 2012. "Some reflections on the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement negotiation process." Bell, Felicity, McKay, Carolyn, Orchiston, Tashina, Sapienza, Amanda, Steele, Linda and Walsh, Greg (ed.) Sydney Law School 2012 Postgraduate Conference: Crossing Boundaries. Sydney, Austalia 01 - 02 Nov 2012 Sydney, Australia.
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Some reflections on the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement negotiation process

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AuthorHe, Ling Ling
EditorsBell, Felicity, McKay, Carolyn, Orchiston, Tashina, Sapienza, Amanda, Steele, Linda and Walsh, Greg
Journal or Proceedings TitleSydney Law School 2012 Postgraduate Conference: Crossing Boundaries
Year2012
Place of PublicationSydney, Australia
Conference/EventSydney Law School 2012 Postgraduate Conference: Crossing Boundaries
Event Details
Sydney Law School 2012 Postgraduate Conference: Crossing Boundaries
Event Date
01 to end of 02 Nov 2012
Event Location
Sydney, Austalia
Abstract

The difficulties in multilateral trade negotiations have encouraged many countries to move on to free trade
agreement. An example of this is the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement currently being negotiated in the shadow of the deadlocked Doha Round WTO talks. The Australia-China FTA (ACFTA) has been in the offing since
2005 and has survived a change of government in Australia. It has been prompted by both economic and geopolitical
imperatives. Largely due to differences in the economic, political and cultural outlook of the two countries, the
negotiation process of ACFTA has proved to be slow and difficult. As at August 2012, eighteen rounds of talks have
been conducted between Australia and China. Quick progress has been achieved on the market access to goods and customs procedures chapters, both of which are close to completion. Some progress has been made on the chapters of rules of origin, and technical barriers to trade. The difficult part of the negotiation mainly lies in the ASIG issues. This paper looks at means of overcoming such issues underlying ACFTA negotiation so an early achievement of the agreement between Australia and China can be reached.

KeywordsAustralia; China; free trade agreement; bilateral trade
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020350706. International business
480308. International trade and investment law
380110. International economics
Byline AffiliationsUniversity of Western Sydney
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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