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An employee works on an assembly line producing automobiles at a factory in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, March 1, 2016. Activity in China's manufacturing sector shrank more sharply than expected in February, surveys showed on Tuesday, prompting smaller companies to shed workers at the fastest pace in seven years and suggesting Beijing will have to ramp up stimulus to avoid a deeper economic slowdown. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF10000328892

The ASEAN Economic Community and its members have successfully achieved tight-knit trade linkages. Image: REUTERS/Stringer

Aiko Kikkawa Takenaka
Economist, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Bank
Eric Suan
Associate Statistics Officer, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Blog
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