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 | | The leader of this group of countries is Japan, and the group also includes recently industrialised countries of Southeast Asia, such as Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore, and the four members of the Association of South-eastern Nations (ASEAN), Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. |
 | | Likewise, it seeks to extend its range of action to the exchange of services, the movement of capitals and technology and environmental measures related to world trade. |
 | | It is hoped that this new entity will provide a stable legal basis for trade relations between all countries and re-launch world economic growth, bearing in mind new tendencies concerning the opening up of trade, globalisation and competitiveness between nations. |
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