Japan and China in East Asian Integration

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Abbreviations AA Asia-Africa Linguistic Institute AFTA ASEAN Free Trade Area AICO ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Scheme AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AMF Asian Monetary Fund APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations CAFTA China-ASEAN Free Trade Area CEC Chinese Economic Community CEPT Common Effective Preferential Tariffs CER Closer Economic Relations CIS Commonwealth of Independent States CPF Central Provident Fund DAC Development Assistance Committee (of OECD) EA East Asia EAEC East Asian Economic Caucus EAEC East Asian Economic Circle EAEC East Asian Economic Community EAEG East Asian Economic Grouping EAEI East Asian Economic Integration EAMF East Asian Monetary Fund EC European Community ECEC Ethnic Chinese Economic Community EDB Economic Development Board EPA Economic Partnership Agreement EU European Union (as of 1 November 1993) 00 Japan&China_Prelims 11/6/07, 12:19 PM 14 xv FDI Foreign Direct Investment FTA Free Trade Agreement Free Trade Area FTAAP Free Trade Agreement of the Asia Pacific FTAs Free Trade Agreements FMP Fourth Malaysia Plan GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GDP gross domestic product GNP Gross National Product GPS Global Positioning System GSP Generalized Scheme of Preferences HICOM Heavy Industries Corporation IAFTA India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement IDE Institute of Developing Economies IDEA the Initiative for the Development in East Asia IMF International Monetary Fund JAFTA Japan-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement JCCI Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry JE Japan Embassy JETRO Japanese External Trade Organization JICA Japan International Co-operation Agency JIS Japanese Industry Standard JOFTA Japan-Oceania Free Trade Agreement JSE Japan Singapore Association JSEPA Japan-Singapore Economic Partnership Agreement JTC Japan Trade Centre KAFTA Korea-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement LDP Liberal Democratic Party M&A merger and acquisition MD Missile Defense MIPRO Manufacturers Import Promotion Organization MITI Ministry of International Trade and Industry MNCs Multinational Corporations MSC Multimedia Super Corridor NAFTA North America Free Trade Area NAFTA North America Free Trade Agreement Abbreviations xv 00 Japan&China_Prelims 11/6/07, 12:19 PM 15 NIEs Newly Industrializing Economies NGO Non-governmental Organization NPB National Productivity Board NTB non-tariff barrier NTUC National Trades Union Congress NWC National Wages Council ODA Official Development Assistance OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OEM Original Equipment Manufacturing OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries PAS Parti Islam PNOC Philippine National Oil Company R&D research and development ROC Registrar of Companies SCCCI Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry SFCCI Singapore Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry SIJORI Growth Triangle (Singapore-Johor-Riau Growth Triangle) SISIR Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research SJEZ Sea of Japan Economic Zone SMA Singapore Manufacturers’ Association SMB small and medium-sized businesses SPC Singapore Petroleum Company TDB Trade Development Board UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UK United Kingdom US United States of America WB The World Bank WTO World Trade Organization Abbreviations xvi 00 Japan&China_Prelims 11/6/07, 12:19 PM 16 ...