TPP, regulatory coherence and China’s Free Trade Strategy from A to Z

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Version

submittedVersion

Publication Date

1-2016

Abstract

This article starts with an overview of the negotiation on regulatorycoherence in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and then discusses its potentialimplications for China. The article argues that, the biggest challenge to China is notthe trade diversion caused by the market access commitments in the TPP, but theregulatory coherence issues. The article then discusses the various initiatives Chinahas taken at the domestic, bilateral, regional and global levels in response to theTPP negotiation, and concludes with a critical assessment of the pros and cons ofeach initiative.

Discipline

International Law | International Trade Law | Law and Economics

Publication

European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2016

Editor

Marc Bungenberg; Christoph Herrmann; Markus Krajewski; Jörg Philipp Terhechte

First Page

507

Last Page

533

ISBN

9783319292144

Publisher

Springer International Publishing

City or Country

Switzerland

Additional URL

http://worldcat.org/isbn/9783319292144

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