In his speech at the opening ceremony of the China-ASEAN Expo, Premier Li Qiang says China will continue to implement the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, together with other signatories. China will further deepen cooperation with ASEAN, with negotiations for Version 3.0 of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area being accelerated. Dr. Azmi Hassan, a geo-strategist and senior fellow at Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research, says the FTA and RCEP deliver smoother and easier trading.