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Explores key issues and possible outcomes arising from the departure from the East Asia region's traditional multilateral approach to trade liberalization. Studies a stock-take of the evolution of preferential trading arrangements in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. Pesents a structural analysis of global supply networks and multilateral trade linkages in the context of the East Asian region. Analyzes the importance of international production and distribution networks in East Asia, looking at the effect of regional trade agreements on non-member country exports and production. Conducts an empirical investigation of key factors determing export flows amongst some ASEAN countries, namely Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Presents a comparative analysis of key factors influencing the utilization of foreign direct investment (FDI) between the ASEAN+3, ASEAN+1, and EU countries. Indicates perspectives from ASEAN and Korea on East Asian Regionalism, covering China's role in the East Asian Economies, and monetary cooperation in East Asia