The unexplored but inescapable path. This is what an FTA with China means for Korea. Its influence will be unprecedented and greater than that of any other FTA that Seoul has concluded so far. With Korea’s trade dependence on China reaching over 25%, it’s fair to say that the success of the Korean economy depends on how well it adapts to the new FTA paradigm. Since the 1980s, China has always been at the center of the changing international trade environment. Having recently emerged as the world’s second-largest economy, China has provided boundless opportunity as well as occasional threats to the Korean economy. That is why Korea should prepare itself well before setting out on a new path.
1. Will the FTA Help Korea Emerge as an East Asian Trading Hub and unlock China’s Domestic Market? (Kim Ji-sun)
2. With Policy Flexibility, Korea Should Balance Korea-China FTA and TPP (Kim Han-sung)
3. Industry Outlook: Steel (Shim Sang-hyung)
4. Industry Outlook: Automobiles (Kim Tae-nyen)
5. Industry Outlook: Petrochemicals (Cho Hyung-il)
6. Industry Outlook: Electronics·IT (Ha Mong-yeul)
7. Industry Outlook: Textiles (Joo Sung-ho)
8. Industry Outlook: Agriculture (Chung Chung-gil)
- Source: Cover Story, Chindia Plus Quarterly Autumn 2014 VOL.16