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This paper seeks to search Korea’s strategic alternatives for the Korea-China-Japan FTA and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations after examining the changes and progress of the Korea, China and Japan and economic status and relationship of trade interdependence. From the viewpoint of three nations, Korea, China and Japan that need to pursue after Korea-China-Japan FTA and RCEP almost around the same time. First, it is recommended to pursue after the Korea-China-Japan FTA first and foremost, playing a leading role in case of the RCEP negotiations. Second, however, there is a need to prepare for the situation in which the three nation FTA is pursued at the RCEP level to prepare for the instance in which Korea-China-Japan FTA may be delayed. If the negotiation between Japan and China should be delayed compared to the agreements reached between Korea and China, and Korea and Japan, Korea has to sign the two-party FTA first, naturally. However, the Korean government needs to take on a more active role when it comes to the Korea-China-Japan FTA since Korea-China-Japan FTA is needed for the RCEP and since Korea-China-Japan FTA can contribute to the improvement of overall relationship at the regional level.