[[alternative]]Economic Integration of Asia and Taiwan’s Response: Rule of Origin in FTA

[[abstract]]21世紀亞洲的經濟統合在締結自由貿易協定(Free Trade Agreement, FTA)的潮流下急速發展，從二戰以後多邊主義為主的發展潮流變成雙邊主義(FTA)、區域主義(Regional Trade Agreement, RTA)與多邊主義(WTO)三者並行的局面。亞洲洽簽雙邊/區域貿易協定的開始較晚，因此域內國家也比較積極。台灣雖為WTO會員，但是苦於中國封鎖的政治因素無法參與亞洲積極進行中的經濟統合。在兩岸關係改善及洽簽ECFA後，台灣突破過去以來無法與非邦交國締結FTA的罩門，2013年分別與紐西蘭及新加坡成功締結FTA。在台紐與台星兩個協定上台灣展現開放市場的決心。這個發展被預期將營造台灣未來加入TPP與RCEP，或與美國、日本、韓國、東南亞各主要貿易國家締結FTA的有利環境，提升台灣經濟加入亞洲區域經濟整合的機會。 Economic Integration through Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Asia has been progressed rapidly in 21st century. Along with multilateralism (WTO), bilateralism (FTA) and regionalism (Regional Trade Agreement, RTA) are now three mainstreams of international trade system in Asia. Taking advantage of the Taiwan-China Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), Taiwan has signed FTAs with two countries without diplomatic relations, New Zealand (ANZTEC) and Singapore (ASTEP) in 2013. Within ANZTEC and ASTEP, Taiwan has shown her commitment to trade liberalization and more open markets. It is anticipated that these two FTAs will make conditions favorable for Taiwan to participate two RTAs, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and sign FTAs with U.S.A., Japan, Korea, Southeast Asian countries to integrate with regional economy of Asia.[[notice]]補正完