ASEAN joins Japan, China and South Korea in protectionism warning

Finance and central bank chiefs reaffirm commitment to free trade

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Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from Japan, China, South Korea and Association of Southeast Asian Nations members met in Milan on the sidelines of the annual Asian Development Bank conference May 4. (Photo by Yuka Furubayashi)

YUKA FURUBAYASHI

MILAN -- Asian finance and central bank chiefs on Sunday warned that barriers to trade threaten to create rifts in the global economy.

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