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Asian financial crisis tests China’s exchange-rate policy
📅 2 July 1997After Thailand floated the baht, regional financial systems came under pressure. China maintained currency stability rather than devaluing, seeking to avoid a regional spiral and revealing the unequal...
China and ASEAN sign Declaration on Conduct in the South China Sea
📅 4 November 2002China and ASEAN states signed a declaration intended to manage disputes and encourage confidence-building. It reflected China’s growing role in regional diplomacy but did not resolve territorial...
China-ASEAN Free Trade Area takes effect
📅 1 January 2010The free trade area entered into force for China and six founding ASEAN members, lowering tariffs across much of their trade. It deepened regional supply chains and South-South economic links, while...
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is signed
📅 15 November 2020China and fourteen Asia-Pacific partners signed RCEP after years of negotiations. The agreement created a large regional trade framework and expanded China’s regional economic integration, while trade...
ASEAN-China Free Trade Area 3.0 protocol signed
📅 28 October 2025China and ASEAN members signed an upgrade to their free-trade framework covering areas including the digital and green economies. Negotiations were conducted among states with different levels of...