China, Korea, Japan 20 officially announced the launch of negotiations on free trade agreement (fta). How to look at the negotiations start, the background, significance, and may face challenges. See phoenix observed.

Unprecedented lukewarm political atmosphere, in Japan and South Korea to finalize the start of FTA negotiations, and complex political meanings.
Originally expected after the 19th during the East Asia Summit held formal talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, media reports said, was the temporary cancellation of the South Korean side.

The Prime Minister of China and Japan in the past month has two important international occasions in the Asia-Europe Summit and the East Asia Summit pass, did not even say a word. Failed in the past, during the series of ASEAN meetings to be held in Japan and South Korea Summit.

However, in the Seventh East Asia Summit was held after a meeting of the economic and trade ministers of Japan and South Korea at the date officially announced the launch of FTA negotiations, and to determine the first round of negotiations will be held in South Korea next year 3-4.

For a long time, the consultation process on the start-Japan-ROK FTA negotiations have been stagnant. According to the trilateral cooperation secretariat staff said, the Japanese attitude is not positive is the most important reason to not start FTA negotiations.




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