Consider the following countries:1.Australia2.Canada3.China4.India5.Japan6.USAWhich of the above are among the 'free-trade partners' of ASEAN?

1. A

   1, 2, 4 and 5

   (a) 1, 2, 4 and 5. Australia, India and Japan are ASEAN FTA partners, but Canada is not. Including Canada keeps this code off the key.

2. B

   3, 4, 5 and 6

   (b) 3, 4, 5 and 6. China, India and Japan are partners; the USA is not an ASEAN FTA partner in this list. This is not the key.

3. C

   1, 3, 4 and 5

   (c) 1, 3, 4 and 5. (c) Official key: ASEAN has FTAs with China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand (ASEAN+1 agreements; later RCEP without India). Australia, China, India and Japan are therefore partners; Canada and the USA are not. That set is the stored key.

4. D

   2, 3, 4 and 6

   (d) 2, 3, 4 and 6. Canada and the USA are not ASEAN free-trade partners in the sense of the question. This is not the key.

Summary. Official key is (c) 1, 3, 4 and 5. ASEAN’s extra-regional FTA partners include Australia, China, India and Japan (with Korea and New Zealand). Canada and the USA are not in that FTA set. Honour the stored letter (c).