In fact, if the "ASEAN + 1" or "ASEAN + 3" free trade areas (which include mainland China) did not have important implications for the proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) between Taiwan and mainland China, it is likely that not many people in Taiwan would be paying much attention to ASEAN.
若非近來「台灣是否要與大陸簽訂 ECFA（兩岸經濟合作架構協議）」的熱門話題牽涉到「東協加 1」、「東協加 3」自由貿易區，國人恐怕還不知道「東協」（東南亞國協）究竟為何物？