THE INFLUENCE OF ACFTA TO INDONESIA'S IMBALANCE TRADE. CASE STUDY: TEXTILE, FOOTWEAR, AND FRUIT (2008-2012)

Abstract

This thesis attempts to analyze the influence of ACFTA to Indonesia's imbalance trade. This thesis is significant in providing detailed information about the history of ACFTA, the trade relation between Republic of Indonesia and People's Republic of China before ACFTA, the trade relation between Republic of Indonesia and People's Republic of China after ACFTA, the positive and negative impact of ACFTA to the trade relations between Republic of Indonesia and People's Republic of China, and also the opportunities and challenges of Indonesia in ACFTA. This research attempt to conduct a comprehensive analysis on Republic of Indonesia's opportunities to take the advantages from ACFTA through the trade cooperation with People's Republic of China. This descriptive and analytical study uses the method of Library Research that is analyzing historical records and documents of ACFTA, to gain more information. Before ACFTA established, Indonesia and China already had bilateral cooperation when ACFTA was established and then implemented, it directly influenced the cooperation between Republic of Indonesia and People's Republic of China, because since ACFTA was established, the bilateral cooperation process between Republic of Indonesia and People's Republic of China had changed to free trade cooperation. There are some factors that become the reasons for development of trade cooperation between Republic of Indonesia and People's Republic of China. ACFTA automatically affect the cooperation between Republic of Indonesia and People's Republic of China by the export or import from both countries, because ACFTA will transform the trade regulation of both countries before.