• International Commerce and Information Review
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.309-337
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• 2015

Recently, Korea had virtually reached an FTA deal with China on November 10, 2014 after the 14 rounds of negotiation during past two and half years. The two countries agreed to the FTA's 22 chapters, including products, services, investment, e-commerce, finance, communication, and other trade issues, but rice and several sensitive agricultural and fisheries products were excluded from the deal. Korea and China will remove their import tariffs on more than 90 percent of all products and more than 85 percent of imports by value within 20 years once the FTA is implemented. This paper intends to analyze the impacts of Korea-China FTA on the major industries in Daegu-Gyeongbuk region. Considering the statistics on the bilateral trade between China and Daegu-Gyeongbuk region, import tariff rates of the two countries, trade specialization indices of the major industries, and the package of Korea-China FTA deal, this study investigated the sectoral effects of Korea-China FTA on the four main industries, textiles, electrical-electronics, machinery and auto parts, and steel and iron industries in that region.

• Korea Trade Review
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• v.41 no.5
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• pp.41-62
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• 2016

This study made an analysis of the effects of performance and learning orientation for the existing FTA on the intention to use a trilateral FTA among Korea, China and Japan. The results of the empirical analysis of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises(SMEs) located in Gwangju and Jeonnam provinces are as follows. First, there is a positive correlation between the effects of performance for the existing FTA and intention of a trilateral FTA. This result suggests that SMEs' performance feedback can be used as an asset of corporate experience and will be helpful to increase the intention to use a trilateral FTA by contributing to have sustainable competitive advantage of companies. Secondly, there is a positive correlation between the SMEs' learning orientation about FTA and intention to use a trilateral FTA. This result indicates that SMEs have more learning orientation for FTA. They actively acquire and diffuse information. These activities can be helpful for having prior knowledge and absorptive capacity. In conclusion, this study is considered to provide useful theoretical and practical implications that can contribute to enhancing the using intention of a trilateral FTA by explaining the significance of performance feedback and learning orientation.

• International Commerce and Information Review
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.381-403
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to examine Technology Trade of Korea China for Korea China FTA. For this purpose, to analysis the present condition of technology trade and Trade Specialization Index(TSI), Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT). The Technology trade of Korea China is the surplus Technology trade of Korea but reducing to surplus scale. Also as a result of TSI analysis, Chemistry, plastic, primary metal, Medical precision industry, basic materials industries have weakened the Korea. In addition to Technical Barriers to Trade of China is very complexity for example, China Compulsory Certificate(CCC), China RoHS, China REACH. Therefore the Policy Technology Trade of Kore against China have to the centerpiece of Korea Technology export drive to expand in China.

• International Commerce and Information Review
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.511-541
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• 2011

The study analyzes the optimum Korea-China FTA negotiations by utilizing the Putnam's two- level game theoretic approach. According to the Putnam's theory, the size of the win-set depends on the strategies of the Level 1 negotiators. The size of the win-set depends also on the level 2 political institutions and the distribution of power, preferences, and possible conditions among Level 2 constituents. The basic principles for the successful future Korea-China FTA negotiations should be based on comprehensiveness, substantial liberalization and gradual liberalization with consideration of sensitive sectors. This study concludes that mid-level FTA strategy with comprehensive but low tariff reduction would be of best strategy for Korea. This study also suggests the utilization of the EHP(Early Harvest Program) for the successful Korea-China FTA negotiations.

• 월간낙농육우
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.82-116
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• 2010

최근 정부의 글로벌 자유무역협정(FTA) 네트워크의 구축방침에 따라 대부분의 낙농선진국과의 FTA 협상이 동시다발적으로 이루어지고 있다. 그런 가운데 시유무역이 가능하며, 세계 최대시장이라 할 수 있는 중국과의 유제품무역이 지니는 의의는 매우 크다. 이는 한 중 FTA가 타결될 경우 양국 간의 지리적 여건 및 생산비격차를 감안할 때 시유를 포함한 유제품의 쌍방무역의 가능성이 매우 높기 때문이다. 물론 당장은 중국의 공급 부족 및 2008년의 멜라민사건 등으로 인해 국내산 시유를 포함한 국산유제품의 대 중국수출의 가능성이 높다. 그러나 중장기적으로는 멜라민사건 당시 확인된 것과 같이 저가의 중국산 유제품의 수입가능성 또한 배제할 수 없다. 그 경우 국내 소비자의 중국산 유제품의 안전성에 대한 불신에 따른 이른바 '국산프리미엄'이 작용할 수 있다. 그뿐 아니라 멜라민사건을 계기로 중국 정부는 중국산 유제품을 포함한 식품안전성확보를 위한 제도적장치를 강화하고 있다. 이 같은 점을 감안할 때 한 중 FTA에 대비하여 국산유제품의 대 중국 수출과 함께 저가의 중국산 유제품의 수입가능성에 대해서도 대비할 필요가 있다. 본 연구는 상기와 같은 문제의식 하에서 최근 중국의 우유수급, 중국의 낙농정책, FTA 추진상황, 한 중 유제품무역의 실태, 한 중 FTA에 따른 국내 낙농업에의 영향 및 대응방안 등에 대해 검토하는 것을 목적으로 한다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.838-844
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• 2014

This study was carried out to measure and analyze impact of Jeju field citrus industry by FTA between China and Korea. Previous research has some limitation to find impacts of Jeju citrus industry according to effectuation of Korea-China FTA. In this study, Supply-Demand equilibrium model and 4 scenarios is specified to find more detail impacts of Jeju field citrus industry. According to the results, the decrement of total revenue of Jeju field citrus industry after 15 years from effectuation of Korea-China FTA will be about 440.7 billion Won.

• THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE & LAW REVIEW
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• v.69
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• pp.567-588
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• 2016

Korea-China FTA and Korea-U.S. FTA are the most significant FTA in volume and economic effect for Korea's perspective. Developed countries have dealt with environmental issues one of the main issues in FTA negotiation, while developing countries have been reluctant to it. Both Korea-China FTA and Korea-U.S. FTA have separate environment chapter respectively. A separate environment chapter was firstly introduced in Korea-U.S. for Korea's perspective. Both environment chapters provide high level of environment protection, recognition of multilateral environmental agreements, enforcement of environmental laws, and environmental cooperation. Both environment chapters require that each party make effort to improve environmental laws and measures. Korea-China FTA provides establishment a "Committee on Environment and Trade", and Korea-U.S. FTA provides establishment a "Environment Council" to oversee the implementation of environment clauses. Korea-China FTA and Korea-U.S. FTA have very similar provisions on environment and trade, and are expected to contribute to enhancing environment protection. However, a lot of provisions are somewhat declaratory rather than mandatory. Therefore, further environmental cooperation is encouraged to achieve the goals and objectives of the environment clauses and FTA.

• International Commerce and Information Review
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.265-285
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• 2015

After the establishment of WTO for strengthening of GATT in 1995, the world economy has gradually been integrating toward economic globalisation. Even though this multilateral agreement may be beneficial to many countries but it also interferes domestic policies of member countries and threatens the role of local government and policy independence. For these reasons, FTA between countries or regions has been increasing. According to this trend, Korea and China has reached a substantial agreement of Korea-China FTA for mutual benefits. In general, the Korean automobile industry will benefit from Korea-China FTA due to its competitiveness in the global market and improvement of market access. However in the provisional schedule of concessions and commitment reported by press, the automobile seems to be excluded in this schedule of concessions. Hence, Korean automobile industry can not use the price competitiveness from tariff elimination. Therefore, Korean automobile industry needs aggressive marketing strategies for enhancement of brand equity as well as development of environment-friendly cars for following environment policies of Chinese government. Furthermore, they should make efforts to create the efficient investment environment by the removal of non-tariff barriers.

• International Area Studies Review
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.391-416
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• 2009

The purpose of this paper is to provide an ideal agreement proposal for the satisfactory settlement of FTA origin criteria negotiations, which will be the most severe issue in both inter-governmental FTA negotiations to begin in the near future. Towards this end, we, the authors, based on our nine FTA related agreements already concluded with other countries, researched the concrete origin criteria in the previous origin agreements, analyzed the characteristics of these agreements, and derived the ideal origin rule. As a result, we came to the conclusion that in consideration of Korea and China's FTA's substantial transformation test, it's better to choose any one criterion from the following. Criterion 1: CTH (Change of Heading) and Criterion 2: Value Added Criteria by 40% within region. In addition, we also did that in calculating the ratio of value added, the calculation method and price criteria should be more simple and standardized. It led to the conclusion that the objective deduction method should be used mainly and that CIF or FOB should be used as the price criterion.

• International Area Studies Review
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.781-799
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• 2009

Korea and China should come up with a mutually beneficial FTA proposal at an early date and thus lead the way towards the FTA. An FTA with China is a key issue of economic cooperation in order to confront soaring Chinese competitiveness in international markets. The purpose of this research paper is to analyze the overall Busan regional economy impacts of the Korea-China FTA. We analyzed the quantitative effects of an FTA by using microeconomic concept. The Korea-China FTA will have positive effects on the overall industry in Busan. Therefore, Busan regional industries exports and imports are expected to grow. Busan is worried the deal would pave the way for imports of cheap Chinese agricultural products, hurting the nation's already fragile agricultural sector. In contrast, Busan's manufacturing sector is expected to see its surplus rise. In sum, we think the FTA will bring benefit to the whole industry in Busan Regional economy because it accelerates development of the industries by trade and investment along with comparative advantage.