How China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 reshape regional trade?

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  China and ASEAN have agreed to upgrade their free trade agreement to version 3.0. A major trade expo connecting China with Central and Eastern Europe gets underway,

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  billions in deals expected.

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  Economic and trade ministers from China and ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations,

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  have announced the completion of negotiations for an upgraded free trade deal.

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  The 3.0 version of the agreement includes nine new chapters on areas such as the digital economy,

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  connectivity in the supply chain, and facilitating customer procedures.

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  A statement says China and ASEAN aim to send a strong message on protecting free trade and opening up.

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  The two sides are each other's largest trading partner,

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  and China and the 10 ASEAN countries will ratify and sign the deal before the end of the year.

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  So to delve into the details of the upgraded 3.0 version of the free trade agreement,

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