Trade and Investment
ASEAN-People's Republic of China Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
Members
- China, People's Republic of
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Lao PDR
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Viet Nam
Relevant Dates
- Signed and In Effect
01 Jul 2005 - Signed but not yet In Effect
29 Nov 2004 - (FA) signed
04 Nov 2002 - Notified to the WTO
GATSV 26 Jun 2008 Enabling Clause 21 Dec 2004
Official Summary
- Information Paper on China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (ACFTA)
Ministry of Trade and Industry - Singapore
Legal Documents
- Agreement on Trade in Goods of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of ChinaASEAN
- Agreement on Trade in Services ASEAN
- Agreement on Trade in Services of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of ChinaAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat
- Annex I. Modality for Tariff Reduction and Elimination for Tariff Lines Placed in the Normal TrackASEAN
- Annex II. Modality for Tariff Reduction/ Elimination for Tariff Lines Placed in the Sensitive Track ASEAN
- Annex III. Rules of Origin for the ASEAN-China Free Trade AreaASEAN
- Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between ASEAN and the People's Republic of China ASEAN
News
- Chinese, Malaysian PMs agree to further boost tiesXinhua News Agency14 May 2013
- [People's Republic of] China trades more with emerging economiesChina Daily10 May 2013
- US, [People's Republic of] China update partnerships with ASEAN in separate talksBusiness Mirror8 May 2013
- [People's Republic of] China urges more open Philippines marketInquirer.net6 May 2013
- ASEAN plans free trade pact with Hong Kong[, China]Channel News Asia23 Apr 2013
- FTAs pushed to make Philippine exporters more competitiveBusiness Mirror23 Apr 2013
Opinions and Editorials
- Finding a sustainable path for Viet Nam-[People's Republic of] China tradeVietNamNet Bridge17 May 2013
- ASEAN friendship growingChina Daily7 May 2013
- [People's Republic of] China's drop in FDI signals shift in the global supply chainChina Briefing23 Apr 2013
- Indonesia: How to make use of ACFTA and other FTAsThe Jakarta Post11 Apr 2013
- Update: [People's Republic of] China's free trade agreementsChina Briefing19 Feb 2013
- East Asia: As [People's Republic of] China powers ahead, poor, overpopulated ASEAN struggles for FDIexaminer.com10 Jan 2013
Studies and Research
- A panel data analysis of trade creation and trade diversion effects: The case of ASEAN-[People's Republic of] China Free Trade Area (ACFTA)S. Yang and I. Martinez-ZarzosoIbero-America Institute for Economic Research1 Feb 2013
- ASEAN–China free trade area and the competitiveness of local industries: a case study of major industries in the Lao People's Democratic RepublicLeebouapao, Leebeer, Sthabandith Insisienmay, and Vanthana NolinthaAsian Development Bank1 Jul 2012
- The impact of ACFTA on People's Republic of China-ASEAN tradeSheng, Yu, Hsiao Chink Tang, and Xinpeng XuAsian Development Bank1 Jul 2012
- Prospects of an ASEAN–People’s Republic of China free trade area: a qualitative and quantitative analysisPark, Donghyun, Innwon Park and Gemma Esther B. EstradaAsian Development Bank1 Oct 2008
- Report of the ASEAN - China Eminent Persons GroupASEAN SecretariatAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat1 Nov 2005
- The economic benefits to ASEAN of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area Cordenillo, Raul L.Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat18 Jan 2005
