ASEAN China: Creating the world's largest free trade area: Creating the world's largest free trade area

Author: Malaysia China Economic and Trade Council
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: This book collects the insightful remarks and opinions from the "Dongming-China Cooperation Forum" in 2002, giving you a deeper understanding of this historic event. It also includes 2 CDs featuring selected keynote speeches. ASEAN and China will establish a free trade area within ten years. This decision has attracted global attention, as it is not only an economic decision but also a significant political one. The first decade of the 21st century may well be a watershed moment that forever transforms the economic, social, cultural, and political landscape of the entire region. This proclamation is due to ASEAN and China's plan to create the world's largest free trade area, integrating a market with a population of 1.7 billion and a gross national product of $2 trillion.