China-Australia Free Trade Agreement

Colin B Picker, Heng Wang and Weihuan Zhou are all Members of UNSW Law’s China International Business and Economic Law (CIBEL) Initiative.

[T]his book fills the gap in the literature by addressing cutting-edge elements of the ChAFTA. The comparative analysis in the context of Asia-Pacific FTAs helps the readers to comprehend the complex and fast-growing development of regional integration. I therefore highly recommend the book, particularly to those who engage in trade law practice and negotiations.

• Part I: An Introduction to ChAFTA1. Australia, China and ChAFTA: Punching Above both Belt and Weight Colin B Picker2. An Analytical Introduction to ChAFTA: Features and Challenges Heng WangPart II: The Contexts within which ChAFTA exists3. A Comparative Context: Ensuring Australian and Chinese Legal Systems Coexist to Facilitate Harmonious and Trustworthy Trade Nicholas Morris4. ChAFTA’s External Impact on Related Mega-FTAs Chang-fa Lo5. The China–Australia FTA and Australia’s FTAs with Other Asian Countries: Their Implications for Future SOE RegulationTakemasa SekinePart III: Insights and Lessons for Trade in Services6. Services Liberalisation in ChAFTA: Progress Assessment and the Way Forward Jingxia Shi7. Culture-Oriented Mode 4 under ChAFTA: Policy Considerations Shin-Yi Peng, Han-Wei Liu and Ching-Fu Lin8. Breakthrough or Standstill? China’s Liberalisation of Legal Services under ChAFTA Weihuan Zhou and Junfang Xi9. Trade in Education Services under ChAFTA: What does it Mean for Australia? Eva ChyePart IV: Insights and Lessons for the Regulation of Investment10. Substantive Provisions in ChAFTA’s Investment Chapter Vivienne Bath11. Australia, China and the Coexistence of Successive International Investment Agreements Tania Voon and Elizabeth Sheargold12. A Comparative Review of the Investor–State Arbitration Clause in ChAFTA from China’s Perspective: Moving Forwards or Sideways? Shu Zhang13. Investor–State Dispute Settlement and the Australian Constitutional Framework Lisa Burton Crawford, Patrick Emerton and Emmanuel LaryeaPart V: Insights and Lessons on IEL and the Knowledge Economy14. E-Commerce in ChAFTA: New Wine in Old Wineskins? Henry Gao15. Expanding the E-Commerce Chapter in ChAFTA: A Green Box, Orange Box and Red Box Approach Jie (Jeanne) Huang16. The Ideas Boom: The Innovation Economy in the Post-ChAFTA Australia–China Relationship Ken Shao