Number: RL33653
Title: East Asian Regional Architecture: New Economic and Security Arrangements and U.S. Policy
Authors: Dick K Nanto, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: The purpose of this report is to examine the developing regional architecture - the growing trade, financial, and political arrangements among countries of East Asia - and what that implies for U.S. interests and policy. The focus is on China, South Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia with some mention of links with Australia and New Zealand. The types of arrangements include bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs), regional trade pacts, currency and monetary arrangements, and political and security arrangements.
Pages: 41
Date: January 4, 2008