| ID | 162355 |
| Title Proper | Breaking the South-South FTA Mould: Why China ‘Went OECD’ with New Zealand? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hernandez, Fernando M. Schmidt |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | 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. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Report Vol. 54, No.4; Nov 2018: p.421-441 |
| Journal Source | China Report Vol: 54 No 4 |
| Key Words | China ; New Zealand ; Convergence ; Trade Negotiations ; Trade Liberalisation ; FTA Quality |