The Flying Geese Pattern and East Asian Regional Production Networks (1960-2000)

1. Akamatsu outlines the “flying geese” idea

   Jan 1, 1935Labels: Kaname Akamatsu

   • Wiley
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2. Japan launches the Income Doubling Plan

   Jan 1, 1960Labels: Income Doubling, Hayato Ikeda

   • Ndl Archives
   • Britannica

3. South Korea begins its First Five-Year Plan

   Jan 1, 1962Labels: South Korea, First Five-Year

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   • KRIHS Library

4. GATT Dillon Round lowers tariffs among major traders

   Jul 1, 1962Labels: GATT, Dillon Round

   • WTO Chronology
   • Britannica

5. Japan–South Korea relations normalize, enabling deeper economic ties

   Jun 22, 1965Labels: Japan South

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6. Asian Development Bank is established

   Dec 19, 1966Labels: Asian Development

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7. ASEAN is founded, creating a regional cooperation framework

   Aug 8, 1967Labels: ASEAN

   • ASEAN

8. Penang’s Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone opens

   Jan 1, 1972Labels: Bayan Lepas, Penang

   • Britannica
   • Penang Wiki

9. China creates the first Special Economic Zones

   Aug 26, 1980Labels: Special Economic, Shenzhen

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   • Shenzhen SEZ

10. Plaza Accord triggers sharp yen appreciation and regional reallocation

    Sep 22, 1985Labels: Plaza Accord, Japanese yen

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    • Britannica

11. APEC launches, widening the regional trade-and-investment agenda

    Nov 6, 1989Labels: APEC

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12. ASEAN agrees to create AFTA and implement CEPT tariff cuts

    Jan 28, 1992Labels: AFTA, CEPT

    • ASEAN AFTA
    • TariffComm

13. Japan adopts an ODA Charter, shaping regional development finance

    Jun 30, 1992Labels: ODA Charter, Japan

    • MOFA Japan

14. WTO Information Technology Agreement accelerates electronics supply chains

    Dec 13, 1996Labels: Information Technology, WTO

    • WTO ITA
    • IISD ENB

15. By 2000, regional production networks anchor the East Asian Miracle

    Jan 1, 2000Labels: East Asian, regional production

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    • World Bank