Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Background of the Study 2
1.2 Objective ofthe Study 5
1.3 Methodology of the Study 11
1.4 Analytical Framework 14
1.5 The Limitation 15
1.6 Structure of the Study 18
Chapter 2 Economic Globalization and Regional Economic Integration 20
2.1 Globalization and Its Characteristics 22
2.2 The Process ofthe Regional Economic Integration 39
2.3 The Relationship between WTO and FTAs 53
Chapter 3 The Process of the FTAs in East Asia and Its Development Trend 57
3.1 The Process of FTAs in EastAsia 58
3.2 The Necessity and Feasibility of East Asian REI 74
3.3 The Type Selection and the Reality Path for East Asian REI 87
Chapter 4 The China's FTA Strategy 95
4.1 The Background of China's FTA Strategy 97
4.2 The Development ofFTAs of China 99
4.3 The Reasons Why China Pays Attention to the Regional Economic Integration 116
4.4 The Existing Problem of China's FTA Strategy 122
4.5 China's Strategy Choice on FTA 126
Chapter 5 Conclusion and Suggestions 147
5.1 Conclusion 148
5.2 Suggestions 152
Bibliography 157