Addressing SPS issues with China and other partners

ASEAN countries entered into a free trade area with China in 2005. According to ASEAN sources, ACFTA has not reached the expected target either in trade or investment. There is a gap of benefits that were expected from AFCTA that has been experienced by China and ASEAN member States. Thus, in the trade sector, ASEAN needs to strengthen efforts to create a balanced trade. In the investment sector, ASEAN has to demand an increase of China’s investment to ASEAN, specifically to finance the construction of infrastructure related to trade facilitation and improvement of logistics, especially in ASEAN LDCs .

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