@article{2017:groten:chinas_,
title = {China’s Approach to Regional Free Trade Frameworks in the Asia Pacific: RCEP as a Prime Example of Economic Diplomacy?},
year = {2017},
note = {This article examines China’s perception of two major free trade
agreements (FTAs) in the Asia Pacific, the U.S.-led Transpacific
Partnership Agreement (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement (RCEP) driven by the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) and The People’s Republic of China. By means
of scrutinizing nearly 800 publications by two leading Chinese Foreign
Policy Think Tanks (FPTT) between 2010 and 2015, it is found that TPP
is regarded by many experts as not merely an economic but also a
strategic and political challenge. Accordingly, RCEP is commonly
framed as an economic but also political and strategic response to
TPP. In sum, it is revealed that FTAs are frequently perceived by
Chinese FPTTs as vital tools of foreign economic diplomacy suitable to
accomplish economic just as (geo-) political and strategic objectives.},
journal = {S&F Sicherheit und Frieden},
pages = {42--47},
author = {Groten, David},
volume = {35},
number = {3}
}