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Free Trade Agreements are gaining increasing popularity as trade policy instruments, especially in East Asia. The number of concluded FTAs in Asia as a group increased from only 3 in 2000 to 54 in 2009, while 40 of these agreements are currently in effect. Another 78 FTAs are currently under negotiations or proposed. Bilateral FTAs comprise 74% of