前言 自从冷战结束以来,东盟这个地区性实体尽管已有八个东亚“奇迹经济”中的四个成为其成员,但却一直面临着保持其一致性和相称性的严峻挑战。在战略上,它有被世界主要大国无视的危险。随着北美和欧洲强大地区性集团的形成,它在经济上有可能被冷落。它通过建立东盟自由贸易区来使该地区经济更紧密地结合在一起的努力一直进层缓慢。鉴于其它主要贸易自由化组织进展的高速和程度、乌拉圭回合协议的实施,特别是亚太经济合作组织的进层,它 Foreword Since the end of the Cold War, the regional community of ASEAN, despite having four of the eight East Asian “miracle economies” as members, has been facing the harsh challenge of maintaining its coherence and proportionality. Strategically, it has the danger of being ignored by the major powers in the world. With the formation of strong regional groups in North America and Europe, it is economically possible to be left out. Its efforts to bring the region’s economies together more closely by establishing an ASEAN free trade area have been slow. In view of the high speed and degree of progress made by other major trade liberalization organizations, the implementation of the Uruguay Round Agreements, especially the advancement of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation