Asia’s response to the US Indo-Pacific strategy: Building the RCEP: Legal and political implications
Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
12-2019
Abstract
The Trump administration declared the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) strategy as the new U.S. policy on Asia in 2017. This new strategy will have far-reaching implications for U.S.-Asia relations and global governance. The FOIP is conventionally perceived to focus on security dimensions. By “free,” the United States expects all countries “to exercise their sovereignty free from coercion by other countries.”1 The qualifier, “open,” is meant to refer to regional connectivity, in particular including freedom of navigation.2 Notably, the economic dimensions of this component also envision “fair and reciprocal trade” and “transparent agreements.”
Discipline
Commercial Law | International Law
Research Areas
Asian and Comparative Legal Systems
Publication
Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting: 113th ASIL 2019, Washington, DC, March 27-30
First Page
367
Last Page
370
Identifier
10.1017/amp.2019.192
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
City or Country
Cambridge
Citation
HSIEH, Pasha L..
Asia’s response to the US Indo-Pacific strategy: Building the RCEP: Legal and political implications. (2019). Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting: 113th ASIL 2019, Washington, DC, March 27-30. 367-370.
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Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1017/amp.2019.192