Further, the book explores regional investment trends, highlights specific features of Asia-Pacific investment laws and treaties, and analyses policy implications. It addresses four overarching themes: the trends (how Asia-Pacific's agreements compare with recent global trends in the evolving rules on foreign investment); what China is doing; current investment arbitration practice in Asia; and the importance of regionalising investment law in the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, it identifies and discusses the research and policy gaps that should be filled in order to promote more sustainable and responsible investment.

The book offers a valuable resource not only for academics and students, but also for trade and investment officials, policy-makers, diplomats, economists, lawyers, think tanks, and business leaders interested in the governance and regulation offoreign investment, economic policy reforms, and the development of new types of investment agreements.

"In Asia and the Pacific, reforms still need to be completed to deliver simpler, more transparent and equitable rules based investment regimes. This book provides some of the detail and solid analysis we need to inform work to reform international investment regimes." - Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations