What they learned from the US: protect your trade bloc, overburden the WTO with excessive demands so as to derail any possible consensus coming out of the next round of talks, and pursue strategic trade unilaterally or bilaterally where appropriate. When things heat up emphasize 'consultation', and when you lose a WTO case, ignore the results as best as possible. The question is, Are the E. and S.E. Asians ready to play the same games?
Charles Jannuzi
