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Figure 1 is a schematic drawing of this prediction for East Asian FTAs. While it does not show all the FTAs (e.g. Singapore has signed many bilateral FTAs), it stylised the implications of rampant bilateralism. Since ASEAN is not an effective free trade area, it is shown as a dashed and irregular shaped line.  Figure 1: A possible FTA pattern: East Asian bicycle

Figure 1 is a schematic drawing of this prediction for East Asian FTAs. While it does not show all the FTAs (e.g. Singapore has signed many bilateral FTAs), it stylised the implications of rampant bilateralism. Since ASEAN is not an effective free trade area, it is shown as a dashed and irregular shaped line. Figure 1: A possible FTA pattern: East Asian bicycle