アジア太平洋地域の経済連携と日本の戦略

Abstract

The world economy has continued to grow for a long time based on globalization and free trade. However, with the advent of the United States President Trump, the world economy is changing in various fields. The economic partnership strategy of Japan was initially focused on the free trade of goods to secure raw materials. Based on globalization, Japan has expanded trade liberalization and transformed it into a strategy to secure a large market abroad. One of the strategies for securing the market in Japan is the establishment of Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). There are many differences in national income (GDP) and economic systems among the members of the CPTPP. For Japan, how to overcome the problems that it will be a major issue in the future. On the other hand, trade negotiations between Japan and the United States are not what Japan wanted. Japan is a form that diplomatically meets the demands of the United States. Japan needs to maintain or strengthen the Japan-US Security Treaty in relation to security issues with the United States. It is thought that the trade environment of Japan and security environment will change greatly from now on according to the TAG (Trade Agreement on Goods) negotiation with the United States. In relation to the East Asia region, how to expand the new members of the CPTPP and how to strengthen its leadership with China in the negotiation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), these two issues will be the cornerstone of the collaboration strategy in Japan.