基本信息出版社：北京周报社
页码：48 页
出版日期：2010年01月
ISBN：9771000914000
条形码：9771000914000
ISSN：10009140
版本：第1版
装帧：平装
开本：16
正文语种：英语

内容简介 《北京周报(英文版)(2010年第3期)》主要内容有：China's Western Priority、PEOPLE & POINTS、WEEKLY WATCH、Toward Fairness、Doing away with regional trade barriers、Diplomatic Dynamics、A Road to Free Trade、Cashing In On Free Trade、Energizing regional economies、A New Asian Alliance、Ten years of hard work end in new FTA、Art at Its Finest、The NCPA is a success、A Year of Advances for Women、Women's rights make headway、War Games、The PLA upgrades capabilities、Expo Prep、A New Direction for West China、The region's development strategy bears fruit等。
编辑推荐 《北京周报(英文版)(2010年第3期)》有：CHINA-ASEAN AGREEMENT BRINGING NEW PROSPERITY、BUILDING THE WEST ANEW、Planning benefits underdeveloped region、PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY WIDENS ITS RANGE、LOVE ANIMATEK ARTIST'S STRIVING TO SUCCEED。
目录
EDITOR'S DESK
China's Western Priority
PEOPLE & POINTS
WEEKLY WATCH

WORLD
Toward Fairness
Doing away with regional trade barriers
Diplomatic Dynamics
A Road to Free Trade
Cashing In On Free Trade
Energizing regional economies
A New Asian Alliance
Ten years of hard work end in new FTA

NATION
Art at Its Finest
The NCPA is a success
A Year of Advances for Women
Women's rights make headway
War Games
The PLA upgrades capabilities
Expo Prep

BUSINESS
A New Direction for West China
The region's development strategy bears fruit
Sichuan Prosperity
A province starts to blossom again
A Decade of Development
The transformation of the interior
Cracking the Consumption Nut
Changing spending habits
Crisis Focus: Time to Withdraw?
Market Watch

LIFESTYLE
Passion Never Dies
Han Meilin strives for success
Back from the Brink
A biologist rescues an endangered monkey species

FORUM
A Breakthrough Year in Cross-Straits Relations
The two sides move closer together
Mainland-Taiwan Negotiations Progress

EXPAT'S EYE
Beijing Back Breakers
Method amid construction noise and dust
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Agricultural exports have proven highly competitive among many less-developed ASEAN countries. Thus, the "early harvest program" has enabled them to benefit first. Now, not only has the program been learned and applied by many other FTAS; it has also been used in the Doha Round negotiations of the WTO.
Another innovation has included a two track approach to states relative to their levels of economic development. As the 10 ASEAN nations differ dramatically in terms of their economic prosperity, in other words, CAFTA has adopted two timetables. The slower track will be offered to the four less developed countries——Viet Nam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia. They can enjoy a transitional period of three to five years.
Incremental steps have been a plus, too. This began through gradual tax cuts in trade in goods, to the progressive opening up of the services market, followed by the step-by- step liberalization of investments. Companies in CAFTA member countries, meanwhile, are accepting the opening of the market in a gradual, calibrated way.
There can be no question this new arrangement will benefit both sides. China and ASEAN member countries are mostly developing countries; thus CAFTA does not represent the interests of one country over any other member nations. This is, by far, one of the most unique aspects to this particular FTA.
A bright future amid challenges
But CAFTA naturally has its shortcomings. The most prominent is that ASEAN countries' trade with China will revert from a surplus to deficit. For many years, ASEAN nations have maintained huge trade surpluses with China. These have generated increases in employment and foreign exchange reserves in ASEAN countries. With the acceleration of tariff cuts within CAFTA, however, this advantage is disappearing.