Problems and Improvement Suggestions of the Dispute Settlement Mechanism under the RCEP Framework

自《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》(RCEP)正式生效实施，覆盖全球约30%人口、囊括发达与发展中国家、承载区域经济合作的贸易区应运而生。作为由多国共同构建的区域经济合作体，具有庞大的市场规模、多元的发展模式和广阔的协同潜力。考虑到亚洲地区各国发展的多样性，RCEP条款的制定改变了传统多边贸易协定的常规，在争端解决机制独具特色，其条款赋予了成员国运用多种非仲裁的机制解决争端，如斡旋、协商、调停和调解等。本文通过剖析RCEP框架下争端解决机制的规定以及存在的问题的前提下，提出了进一步深化与完善RCEP框架下争端解决机制的建议。Since the formal implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a trade zone covering approximately 30% of the global population, encompassing both developed and developing countries, and bearing the cooperation of regional economies has emerged. As a regional economic cooperation bloc jointly constructed by multiple countries, it boasts a vast market size, diverse development models, and broad potential for collaboration. Considering the diversity of development among countries in the Asian region, the formulation of RCEP provisions has deviated from the norms of traditional multilateral trade agreements, especially in its unique dispute settlement mechanism. The provisions grant member states the ability to employ various non-arbitration mechanisms to resolve disputes, such as mediation, consultation, conciliation, and negotiation. This paper, by analyzing the stipulations and existing issues of the dispute settlement mechanism under the RCEP framework, puts forward suggestions for further deepening and improving the dispute settlement mechanism within the RCEP framework.