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CAFTA aims to bring the countries together in a mutually dependent and benefi-cial relationship in an increasingly borderless global environment. It signifies the beginning of a deeper dimension in ASEAN-China trade relations. Its es-tablishment also comes at an opportune time to boost regional recovery from the global economic crisis. China's phenom-enal growth has had positive effects on ASEAN's own expansion.