The China–Japan–Korea Free Trade Area and the Northeast Asia energy interconnection have great potential for further development but have some common obstacles. The negotiations for the China–Japan–Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the construction of the Northeast Asia energy interconnection can complement each other: the former provides a legal framework for the latter and the latter facilitates the former. This paper analyses the legal issues in constructing the Northeast Asia energy interconnection, in the context of the China–Japan–Korea FTA negotiations, and then proposes that based on the characteristics of energy, the legal issues can be resolved by referring to the existing provisions of international law and relevant rules, within the China–Japan–Korea FTA.

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中日韩自贸协定与东北亚能源互联建设的法律问题

中日韩自贸区和东北亚能源互联互通发展潜力巨大，但也存在一些共同障碍。中日韩自贸协定（FTA）谈判与东北亚能源互联互通建设可以相辅相成，前者为后者提供法律框架，后者为前者提供便利。本文以中日韩FTA谈判为背景，分析了构建东北亚能源互联的法律问题，并提出基于能源特点，可参照现行规定解决法律问题。中日韩自由贸易协定中的国际法和相关规则。