英文摘要 |
Australia and South Korea inaugurated FTA negotiations in June 2009. After almost five years of talks, the two countries struck a free-trade deal in December 2013. The Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) negotiations began with the Australian Labor Party Government under Kevin Rudd and did not conclude until the Liberal Party Government of Tony Abbott. This paper explores Australia-South Korea FTA negotiations under the premise that the converging foreign policy orientations focusing on Asian regionalism under Australian Labor Party Governments and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak brought about the inauguration of their bilateral FTA negotiations. It begins by examining each country's approach to rising China and the acceleration of Asian economic integration. |