Japan and China in Regional Cooperation

Hidetaka Yoshimatsu
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Hidetaka Yoshimatsu: Yamaguchi University

Chapter 7 in Japan and East Asia in Transition, 2003, pp 136-156 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Regional cooperation and integration have been long considered to be difficult in East Asia. The region is characterised by enormous diversities and differences such as the degree of economic development, political systems and cultural backgrounds including languages and religions. The region has experienced serious political rivalries and security tensions, which are still seen in the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait. These factors have constituted imperative obstacles to any efforts towards regional cooperation and integration. In fact, there was no formal regional institution except for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in East Asia, until the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was formed in 1989.

Keywords: Regional Integration; East Asian Country; Free Trade Agreement; Regional Cooperation; Asian Financial Crisis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1057/9781403918673_7

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