Investment Law in the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement

Huan Qi China University of Political Science and Law, China
No.25 Xi Tu Cheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100088, P.R. China
Corresponding Author: qihuanhuan66@hotmail.com
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Abstract
Cooperation between China and the ASEAN has become more integrated as their common economic interests have been increasing due to globalization and recent changes in Southeast Asia. The formation and operation of the CAFTA provide incentive for investment and trade between China and the ASEAN. The objective of laws regulating to investment should promote investment, which can be realized through a liberal, facilitative and transparent investment regime. The CAFTA's investment regime continues along with the same trends of international investment agreements in general. However, in order to encourage regional integration, it needs to be improved in future practice.

Keywords : China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, CAFTA, Investment Agreement, BITs, WTO, Dispute Settlement

The Full Text is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.14330/jeail.2012.5.2.02