OVERVIEW ASEAN PLUS THREE COOPERATI

OVERVIEW
ASEAN PLUS THREE COOPERATION

Introduction

1. Since the process began in 1997, ASEAN Plus Three (APT) cooperation has broadened and deepened. It includes cooperation in the areas of food and energy security, financial cooperation, trade facilitation, disaster management, people-to-people contacts, narrowing the development gap, rural development and poverty alleviation, social welfare, human trafficking, labour, communicable diseases, environment and sustainable development, and transnational crime, including counter-terrorism.

2. A Second Joint Statement on East Asia Cooperation and the ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation Work Plan (2007-2017) were adopted at the 11th APT Summit in November 2007 in Singapore. The documents contain accomplishments, opportunities and challenges faced by APT and provide strategic guidance for the future direction of APT cooperation. At the same time, the Summit also endorsed the proposal to establish an ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation Fund (APTCF) to facilitate the implementation of the Work Plan. The Fund was launched formally during the 9th APT Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in July 2008 in Singapore.

3. Subsequently, the Guidelines to implement the Second Joint Statement on East Asia Cooperation and the ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation Work Plan (2007-2017) was endorsed at the 13th APT Directors-General Meeting on 3 July 2009 in Seoul.
Political-Security Cooperation

4. Against the backdrop of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, at the APT Summit in December 1998, the formation of an “East Asia Vision Group.” (EAVG) was proposed. The Vision Group would be composed of eminent intellectuals charged with the task of drawing up a vision for mid-to-long term cooperation in East Asia for the 21st century. The Vision Group explored ways to expand and intensify mid-to-long term cooperation in political and socio-cultural sectors, including economic ties to facilitate further development of the East Asian region. Its findings were submitted in a report to the APT Summit in 2001.

5. After one decade since the EAVG submitted its report to the APT Leaders, the East Asia Vision Group II (EAVG II) was established in October 2011 with the purpose of reviewing the APT cooperation over the past 15 years and provide future vision of the APT for the next decades. The EAVG II met four times in October 2011, February 2012, May 2012 and September 2012. The EAVG II Report has been finalised and will be submitted to the 15th APT Summit in Cambodia in November 2012.

6. The APT countries reaffirmed at the 14th APT Summit in November 2011 in Bali that the APT process would continue as a main vehicle towards the long-term goal of building an East Asian community with ASEAN as the driving force. The meeting also reaffirmed their support for ASEAN centrality in the evolving regional architecture and recognised the mutually reinforcing and complementary roles of the APT process and such regional fora as ASEAN Plus One, East Asia Summit (EAS) and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in the East Asian community building process.
Finance and Economic Cooperation

7. In finance and monetary cooperation, progress has been steady and the focus continues to be on the implementation of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM) and the Asian Bond Market Initiative (ABMI). The CMIM is now being supported by the new APT Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) in Singapore, which commenced its operations in May 2011.

8. ASEAN trade with the Plus Three Countries remained robust even in the context of the uncertainties of the global economy. In 2011, total trade recorded an increase of 26.2 per cent, amounting to US$678.2 billion. Exports and imports grew by 34.9 per cent and 18.0 per cent, respectively. Total trade with Plus Three Countries accounted for 28.4 per cent share of ASEAN's total trade in 2011.[i]

9. Total foreign direct investment (FDI) flow from the Plus Three Countries into ASEAN remained on an upward trend, recording an increase of 29.5 per cent amounting to US$41.2 billion in 2011 from US$31.8 billion in 2010. FDI flow from the Plus Three Countries accounted for nearly half (46.2 per cent) of the total FDI flows into ASEAN in 2011[ii].

10. At the 14th APT Summit, the Leaders noted the adoption of the ASEAN Framework for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership which reiterates the importance of ASEAN centrality in the regional economic integration process and sets out the general principles for broadening and deepening ASEAN’s engagement with its FTA partners, using as a basis the ASEAN Plus One FTAs and the template that would be developed taking into account the EAFTA and CEPEA initiatives, with a view to considering appropriate next steps for further regional economic integration.

Socio-Cultural Cooperation

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OVERVIEW
ASEAN PLUS THREE Coopération Introduction 1. Since the process began in 1997, ASEAN Plus Three (APT) cooperation has broadened and deepened. It includes cooperation in the areas of food and energy security, financial cooperation, trade facilitation, disaster management, people-to-people contacts, narrowing the development gap, rural development and poverty alleviation, social welfare, human trafficking, labour, communicable diseases,. Environment and Sustainable Development, and Transnational Crime, including counter-terrorism. 2. A Second Joint Statement on East Asia Cooperation and the ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation Work Plan (2007-2017) were adopted at the 11th APT Summit in November 2007 in Singapore. The documents contain accomplishments, opportunities and challenges faced by APT and provide strategic guidance for the future direction of APT cooperation. At the same time, the Summit also endorsed the proposal to establish an ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation Fund (APTCF) to facilitate the implementation of the Work Plan. The Fund was formally Launched during the 9th Foreign Ministers APT 'Meeting in Singapore in July the 2,008th. 3. Subsequently, the Second Joint Statement on Guidelines to IMPLEMENT the East Asia Cooperation and the ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation Work Plan (2007-2017) was endorsed at the 13th General Meeting on 3-APT Directors July 2009 in Seoul. Political-Security Cooperation 4. Against the backdrop of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, at the APT Summit in December 1998, the formation of an "East Asia Vision Group." (EAVG) was proposed. The Vision Group would be composed of eminent intellectuals charged with the task of drawing up a vision for mid-to-long term cooperation in East Asia for the 21st century. The Vision Group explored ways to expand and intensify mid-to-long term cooperation in political and socio-cultural sectors, including economic ties to facilitate further development of the East Asian region. ITS findings were in a Report Submitted to the APT Summit in 2001. 5. After one decade since the EAVG submitted its report to the APT Leaders, the East Asia Vision Group II (EAVG II) was established in October 2011 with the purpose of reviewing the APT cooperation over the past 15 years and provide future vision of the APT for. the next decades. Four times the EAVG II met in October 2011th, the 2012th February, May and September 2012. The EAVG the 2,012th II Report has been finalized and Will be Submitted to the 15th APT Summit in Cambodia in November 2012. 6. The APT countries reaffirmed at the 14th APT Summit in November 2011 in Bali that the APT process would continue as a main vehicle towards the long-term goal of building an East Asian community with ASEAN as the driving force. The meeting also reaffirmed their support for ASEAN centrality in the evolving regional architecture and recognised the mutually reinforcing and complementary roles of the APT process and such regional fora as ASEAN Plus One, East Asia Summit (EAS) and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in. the East Asian Community Building Process. Finance and Economic Cooperation 7. In finance and monetary cooperation, progress has been steady and the focus continues to be on the implementation of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM) and the Asian Bond Market Initiative (ABMI). The CMIM is now being supported by the New APT Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) in Singapore, which commenced in May 2011. ITS Operations 8. ASEAN trade with the Plus Three Countries remained robust even in the context of the uncertainties of the global economy. In 2011, total trade recorded an increase of 26.2 per cent, amounting to US $ 678.2 billion. Exports and imports grew by 34.9 per cent and 18.0 per cent, respectively. Total Trade with Plus Three Countries accounted for 28.4 per Cent's share of total ASEAN Trade in 2011. [I] 9. Total foreign direct investment (FDI) flow from the Plus Three Countries into ASEAN remained on an upward trend, recording an increase of 29.5 per cent amounting to US $ 41.2 billion in 2011 from US $ 31.8 billion in 2010. FDI flow from the Plus Three Countries accounted. for nearly Half (46.2 per Cent) of the total FDI flows in ASEAN Into the 2,011th [II]. 10. At the 14th APT Summit, the Leaders noted the adoption of the ASEAN Framework for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership which reiterates the importance of ASEAN centrality in the regional economic integration process and sets out the general principles for broadening and deepening ASEAN's engagement with its FTA partners,. using as a basis the ASEAN Plus One FTAs and the template that would be developed taking Into Account the EAFTA CEPEA and initiatives, with a View to considering appropriate next steps for further integration Regional Economic. Socio-Cultural Cooperation 11. Coop