The article examines the theoretical concept of interregionalism in the context of the evolving framework between the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). As the EU’s first free trade agreement (FTA) with an ASEAN country, the EU-Singapore FTA is a pathfinder agreement that signifies a new phase of interregionalism and the EU’s new Asia strategy after the Treaty of Lisbon. The article argues that the innovative designs of the EU-Singapore FTA will shape the normative development of EU-ASEAN relations in the post-pandemic era. It also cautions that a comparative analysis of EU and US agreements reveals deficiencies in the FTA that require remedies. To buttress the contention, key provisions on ASEAN cumulative rules of origin, banking and legal services and non-tariff barriers are analysed in light of contemporary Asian agreements. The research further provides insight into the effectiveness of new-generation rules on geographical indications, competition, and investor-state arbitration and mediation. Hence, the findings contribute to the understanding of interregionalism and the EU’s Asia-Pacific trade and investment agreements from global and interdisciplinary perspectives.

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塑造新的区域间主义：欧盟-新加坡自由贸易协定及其他

本文在欧盟 (EU) 和东南亚国家联盟 (ASEAN) 不断演变的框架背景下探讨了区域间主义的理论概念。作为欧盟与东盟国家的第一个自由贸易协定（FTA），欧盟-新加坡自由贸易协定是一个探路者协议，标志着里斯本条约之后的区域间主义和欧盟新亚洲战略的新阶段。文章认为，欧盟-新加坡自贸协定的创新设计将塑造后疫情时代欧盟-东盟关系的规范发展。它还警告说，对欧盟和美国协议的比较分析揭示了自由贸易协定中需要补救的缺陷。为了支持这一争论，东盟累积原产地规则的关键条款，根据当代亚洲协议分析银行和法律服务以及非关税壁垒。该研究进一步深入了解了新一代地理标志、竞争以及投资者与国家仲裁和调解规则的有效性。因此，这些发现有助于从全球和跨学科的角度理解跨区域主义和欧盟的亚太贸易和投资协定。