sending a clear signal to the world that free trading and globalization would bring the world together and any dispute could be resolved via negotiation, even for hostile rivals like Japan and China - the second and third largest economies.
The China and Japan economies are complementary, producing a large portion of goods from low to top end of technologies. Also, combined markets are the biggest, compassing over 1.5 billions of people. If included the Korea Peninsula, the eastern Asia is a real power house driving substantial growth of all aspects of economy. It is anticipated that a free trade zone covering this region would create more powerful growth of economy. In fact, the South and North Korea has nearly 80 millions of people, comparable to Germany! The potential is huge, in particular, that there is a cultural and traditional connection between these countries.