Breaking the South-South FTA Mould: Why China 'Went OECD' with New Zealand?
Date
2018
Type:
Article
item.page.extent
item.page.accessRights
Authors
item.contributor.advisor
ORCID:
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
item.page.isbn
item.page.issn
item.page.issne
item.page.doiurl
item.page.other
item.page.references
Abstract
China and New Zealand were able to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in 2008, in spite of the large differences in standards under which they were respectively negotiating trade agreements in the international arena. This article starts with a descriptive analysis of these differences between each country’s standards in terms of FTA quality. With the description of these standards, which seem to stand on opposite sides of a continuum, we examine why China and New Zealand decided to forego the standards under which
they had negotiated previous agreements in order to find a middle ground. This process of convergence showcases how the interests of both parties moved them towards the adoption of a middle ground which enabled them to negotiate a win-win agreement.
Description
item.page.coverage.spatial
item.page.sponsorship
Citation
Hernandez FMS. Breaking the South-South FTA Mould: Why China ‘Went OECD’ with New Zealand? China Report. 2018;54(4):421-441. doi:10.1177/0009445518795964
Keywords
Convergence, FTA quality, Trade negotiations, Trade liberalisation, China, New Zealand