Fortunately for Taiwan, the ASEAN Plus Three free trade zone remains an uncertain prospect. Proposed in 2001, the arrangement is still under study, the key hurdle right now being the difficult question of whether China or Japan will lead the talks. Few scholars see any agreement being signed in the foreseeable future.
所幸，「東協加 3」自由貿易區變數仍多，從 2001 年提出至今仍停留在研究階段，主要關鍵在中、日兩大國究竟誰為主導難以擺平，不少學者認為實現之路遙遙無期。