Chapter 1 An Overview of Asian Economy 1
1.1 Asian Economy Gains a Stable Growth Momentum in 2017 1
1.2 “One Belt,One Road”Initiative Steps up Asia's Efforts in Reshaping Its International Relations 9
1.3 Prospects onAsia's Future Development 13
Chapter 2 New Characters and Trends of Asian Regional Economic Integration 15
2.1 Asian Regional Economic Integration Is Further Accelerated 15
2.2 New Characters of Asian Regional Economic Integration 20
2.3 New Trends of Asian Regional Economic Integration 24
Chapter 3 Asia Competitiveness Evaluation Report 27
3.1 Target Economies to Be Evaluated in 2017 27
3.2 Final and Sub-item Rankings in 2017 28
Chapter 4 Analysis on the Annual Evaluation Result of Asian Economies'Competitiveness 39
4.1 Emerging Industrialized Economies（“Four Tigers of Asia”） 39
4.2 Traditional Developed Economies 41
4.3 BRICS Countries in Asia and Mongolia 43
4.4 Emerging ASEAN Economies and Timor-Leste 45
4.5 Resource Exporters of Central and West Asia 49
4.6 Other South Asian Countries 57
Appendix Introduction to Competitiveness Indices of Asian Economies 61
Appendix 1 Purpose and Target of the Evaluation 61
Appendix 2 Introduction to Competitiveness Indices of Asian Economies 61
Appendix 3 Introduction to Competitiveness Indicators of Asian Economies 62
References 65
Acknowledgments 67
List of Tables 27
Table 3.1 Target Economies to Be Evaluated in 2017(Alphabetical Order) 27
Table 3.2 Rankings of Asian Economies Competitiveness in Terms of Comprehensive Evaluation Index 2017 28
Appendix Table 1 Structure of Comoetitiveness Indicators System of Asian Economies 63