China's cross-regional FTA initiatives: Towards comprehensive national power

Pacific Affairs

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 327-348

  Hoadley, Stephen ^a   Yang, Jian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC POLICY; FOREIGN POLICY; FREE TRADE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; POLITICAL POWER; TRADE AGREEMENT; TRADE REFORM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 36049048247     PISSN: 0030851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5509/2007802327     Document Type: Article

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