Reconciling Trade and Environmental Protection in ASEAN-China Relations: More than Political Window Dressing?

Reconciling Trade and Environmental Protection in ASEAN-China Relations: More than Political Window Dressing?

Has the growing pro-environment rhetoric in ASEAN-China relations resulted in the effective mainstreaming of environmental issue into trade agreements and multilateral cooperation frameworks? The article discusses the cases of the ASEAN China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) and the Greater Mekong Subregion...

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Main Author: Jörn Dosch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-06-01
Series:Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/186810341103000202
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spelling doaj-824117e63e0c4aada5eba8320cf6cf0f2020-11-25T03:37:53ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs1868-10341868-48822011-06-013010.1177/186810341103000202Reconciling Trade and Environmental Protection in ASEAN-China Relations: More than Political Window Dressing?Jörn Dosch0Asia-Pacific Studies and Deputy Head of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.Has the growing pro-environment rhetoric in ASEAN-China relations resulted in the effective mainstreaming of environmental issue into trade agreements and multilateral cooperation frameworks? The article discusses the cases of the ASEAN China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and argues that there is no shortage of national and regional policy agendas that visibly link trade growth and environmental considerations. However, this nexus is still a weak one in terms of implementation and effectiveness. The most promising initiatives towards an effective reconciliation of trade growth and environmental sustainability are promoted and often driven by foreign donors, most prominently the European Union (EU).https://doi.org/10.1177/186810341103000202
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title_short Reconciling Trade and Environmental Protection in ASEAN-China Relations: More than Political Window Dressing?
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description Has the growing pro-environment rhetoric in ASEAN-China relations resulted in the effective mainstreaming of environmental issue into trade agreements and multilateral cooperation frameworks? The article discusses the cases of the ASEAN China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and argues that there is no shortage of national and regional policy agendas that visibly link trade growth and environmental considerations. However, this nexus is still a weak one in terms of implementation and effectiveness. The most promising initiatives towards an effective reconciliation of trade growth and environmental sustainability are promoted and often driven by foreign donors, most prominently the European Union (EU).
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