APEC and the Rise of China

Intra-regional trade has been rising rapidly, especially after China's accession to the WTO in 2001. China's economy is expanding rapidly, and will soon surpass Japan to become the world's second largest economy. It is clearly producing a huge impact on the world economy, and particularly on ASEAN countries. This is the appropriate time to take stock: what has APEC achieved so far? How is China's rapid growth shaping the course of economic integration and cooperation in the region? What is the future of APEC? This book is based on papers presented by prominent scholars at a conference on “APEC at 20 and the Rise of China” organized by the APEC Centre of Lingnan University on 26–27 February 2010, and includes additional invited papers.