The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and trading partners Japan, China and South Korea have emphasized the need to pursue an open trading system for the region.

In a joint statement released on Monday, the ASEAN +3 noted that in 2016 alone, total merchandise trade between the 13 states amounted to $694.2 billion or 31 percent of the bloc’s total merchandise trade.

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