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U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC)

Staff Research Report

 

CHINA'S ECONOMIC TIES WITH ASEAN: A COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY ANALYSIS [17 March 2015]

by Nargiza Salidjanova, Senior Analyst, Economics and Trade;

Iacob Koch-Weser, Former Policy Analyst, Economics and Trade;

Jason Klanderman, Former Research Intern

http://www.uscc.gov/Research/china%E2%80%99s-economic-ties-asean-country-country-analysis

or

http://origin.www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Research/China%27s%20Economic%20Ties%20with%20ASEAN.pdf

[full-text, 43 pages]

 

Summary:

This paper assesses China’s relative significance for individual ASEAN economies. It starts with an overview of China’s trade and investment relations with ASEAN as a whole. The paper then provides descriptive statistics on each ASEAN country’s composition of foreign trade by product and top trade partner, as well as foreign direct investment (FDI) flows. It also provides a brief analysis of commercial disputes and bilateral cooperation with China.

 

 

Table of Contents

Executive Summary....................................................................................................................................................3

Overview of ASEAN-China Economic Relations......................................................................................................4

Trade.......................................................................................................................................................................4

Foreign Investment.................................................................................................................................................6

Future Prospects.....................................................................................................................................................8

High-Income ASEAN Countries..............................................................................................................................12

Brunei ...................................................................................................................................................................12

Singapore..............................................................................................................................................................14

Middle-Income ASEAN Countries ..........................................................................................................................17

Indonesia ..............................................................................................................................................................17

Malaysia ...............................................................................................................................................................20

Thailand................................................................................................................................................................23

The Philippines.....................................................................................................................................................25

Low-Income ASEAN Countries...............................................................................................................................28

Vietnam ................................................................................................................................................................28

Burma ...................................................................................................................................................................31

Cambodia..............................................................................................................................................................34

Laos......................................................................................................................................................................36

Note on Data.............................................................................................................................................................39

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