With Chinas dynamic economic growth, its relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) states have expanded rapidly in recent years, culminating in the conclusion of the landmark ChinaASEAN Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement in 2002. Beyond trade and economic activities, ChinaASEAN cooperation has broadened to cover the environment, science and technology, non-traditional security areas and related legal issues. Chinas relations with ASEAN have reached a new era where the two sides have established an economic, legal and political framework for their comprehensive cooperation. This book provides a comprehensive overview of ChinaASEAN relations from economic, legal and political perspectives and examines various important topics related to non-traditional security issues, free trade zone and regional economic integration, border trade and environmental issues, and maritime security.
