| -Current trends towards Free trade in Asia as | | | | from China, it is not necessary to have a |
| well as in China / US relations. | | | | complete free trade system to operate, as the |
| | | | system is working well now despite the |
| Online business is based on the free flow of | | | | tariffs and duties. But it is the principle |
| information as well as goods and | | | | of freedom that is most important in free |
| transactions, without much regard for | | | | trade. A wholesale supplier will pay a |
| national borders which seem artificial in | | | | percentage of profits to customs and taxes as |
| comparison. The world market nevertheless has | | | | necessary, but suppliers online are only |
| its points of constriction, and these are | | | | forced to pay this when their products cross |
| usually found in customs tariffs and import | | | | trans-national borders. Import from China is |
| duties. For an international distributor, or | | | | not so expensive that way, but the free trade |
| a company working with global distribution, | | | | system will improve the process for |
| these regulations and taxes are an extra cost | | | | businessmen. Censorship in China of the |
| and a burden that could easily be dispensed | | | | internet is also related to free trade if we |
| with. But progress on a free trade agreement | | | | consider the "Information Technology" and |
| between the US, the EU, China, and Japan | | | | free flow of information is restricted |
| seems far away at best. It is said that | | | | through censorship, it is related to a |
| multinational enterprise favors free trade | | | | restriction in the trade of information. The |
| unequivocally, but governments bow to the | | | | US and the EU seem far away from approaching |
| protectionist influence to protect domestic | | | | a free trade agreement with China, but the |
| markets with a strongly organized political | | | | ASEAN nations seem ready to implement a South |
| force. | | | | East Asia Free trade Zone within the next |
| | | | five to ten years. This may be a base to work |
| For developing an import opportunity, | | | | from to link Free trade Zones from the EU, |
| outsourcing manufacturing to China, or import | | | | Americas, and Asia in the near future. |