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The China-ASEAN trade volume first surpassed US$100 billion in 2005, be-yond everyone's prediction. The two sideshave reached an agreement to completea China-ASEAN Free Trade Area before2010. This will serve as a free trade zonethat boasts 1.8 billion consumers, nearlyUS$2 trillion of GDP and US$1.2 trillionof trade volume.