Only a week after Taiwan signed the equivalent of a free trade agreement with China, the impact is already being felt across the region.
A Taiwan official said 22 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have asked Taiwan for briefings on the agreement, formally known as the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement, or ECFA.
Ironically, while Taiwan sought the accord in an attempt to avoid being isolated, other economic heavyweights, such as Japan and South Korea, are now wary that the island may have stolen a march on them in terms of exports to the mainland.
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