| Abstract: | Since the restart of the China-ASEAN dialogue,bilateral trade between the two groups has developed rapidly.On January 1,2010,the China-ASEAN free trade zone was inaugurated,becoming the third largest flee trade zone in the world,encompassing a population of 1.9 billion and implementing preferential policies such as more than 90 percent of goods with zero-tariffs,to enable rapid development of bilateral and multilateral trade between its members.But what impact will ChinaASEAN bring to ASEAN countries?At the beginning of its establishment,the officials and experts from China and ASEAN countries expressed that although competition and difficulties would appear,the benefits of such an agreement would outweigh them. |
