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22-Oct-2019 Hindustan Times
At RCEP meet, India seeks 10% advantage over China in tariff removal
India has bargained a nearly 10% advantage over China in tariff elimination during the ongoing RCEP discussions in a move aimed to placate the domestic industry and pave the way for New Delhi to conclude negotiations.
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22-Oct-2019 The Pig Site
US-Japan free-trade deal puts pork producers back on track
Implementation of the new US-Japan free trade agreement is expected to put US pork producers back on a level playing field in that market and help set the tone for future US free trade agreements.
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22-Oct-2019 France 24
China’s top diplomat says ’confident’ of investment deal with EU
Leaders on both sides agreed that the negotiations will lead to decisive progress by the end of the year, allowing a high-quality agreement to be concluded in 2020.
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21-Oct-2019 ABC
China inks several new deals with Samoa ahead of Pacific Island economic forum in Apia
The new agreements cover a range of areas, including education, e-commerce, investment, infrastructure and agriculture.
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21-Oct-2019 Xinhua Net
China, Mauritius sign free trade agreement
China and Mauritius signed a free trade agreement (FTA), the first FTA between China and an African country, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC).
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21-Oct-2019 Philstar Globall
Amid US-China truce, the Philippines and Taiwan are forging a progressive partnership
At the center of the intensifying rivalry are the Philippines and Taiwan, and the rest of other states in Southeast Asia, that will eventually face the tough choice between the US and China.
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17-Oct-2019 Bloomberg
China says it’s working on trade agreement text with US
Chinese officials are working on the text of an agreement on trade in close contact with US negotiators, and have begun discussions on the next stage.
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17-Oct-2019 Xinhua Net
China, Singapore agree to enhance BRI, trade cooperation
China and Singapore on Tuesday announced that the upgraded version of the China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement will take effect on Oct. 16.
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16-Oct-2019 The Print
RSS affiliate claims Modi govt not keen on RCEP trade deal but civil servants pushing it
National co-convener of Swadeshi Jagran Manch Ashwani Mahajan tells ThePrint that from dairy sector to steel, chemical and automobile, no one wants RCEP.
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15-Oct-2019 Los Angeles Times
China wants more talks before signing that trade deal Trump promoted
China wants to hold more talks this month to hammer out the details of the “Phase One” trade deal touted by President Trump before Xi Jinping agrees to sign it.
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15-Oct-2019 The Economic Times
PM Modi to take a call on all pending RCEP issues
PM Narendra Modi will take up India’s unresolved issues in the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade agreement at the leaders’ summit next month if the 16 members are unable to resolve them over the next few days.
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14-Oct-2019 Inside News
Des accords commerciaux stratégiques et historiques avec l’Inde et la Chine
Maurice est engagé dans un processus de raffermissement de ses relations avec ses partenaires traditionnels dans le cadre d’une coopération Sud-Sud redynamisée.
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13-Oct-2019 Financial Express
India, China decide to set up new mechanism to address trade and investment issues
In the talks, the Chinese president also agreed to take sincere steps in a concrete way to address India’s concerns over ballooning trade deficit in China’s favour.
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12-Oct-2019 New York Times
Trump reaches ‘Phase 1’ deal with China and delays planned tariffs
If completed, the agreement would involve China buying $40 billion to $50 billion worth of American agricultural products annually.
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12-Oct-2019 Le Figaro
Accord commercial entre la Chine et les États-Unis
Le compromis prévoit 40 à 50 milliards de dollars d’achats de produits agricoles américains et un engagement au respect de «la transparence dans les opérations de change».
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12-Oct-2019 The Economic Times
India wants data localisation in RCEP for security interests
India has proposed locating computing facilities inside the country if it is meant to protect its essential security interests and national interests at the the ongoing negotiations of the proposed RCEP trade agreement.
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11-Oct-2019 Euractiv
Dans l’impasse, Bruxelles refuse toute réforme de sa politique commerciale
Alors que Bruxelles refuse de revoir en profondeur sa politique commerciale, elle n’a pour alternative que de subir une stratégie de confrontation commerciale avec Donald Trump, ou la Chine, sans être armée.
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10-Oct-2019 ABC
Solomon Islands joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative, as leaders meet in Beijing
The two leaders signed several agreements, including one about cooperating with the Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, and others on economic and education strategies.
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10-Oct-2019 Forum For Trade Justice
India-China bilateral summit: Civil society expresses concern over Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
People’s movements note with deep concern the developments with respect to India’s position on the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
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9-Oct-2019 The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia set to ratify controversial trade deal with Hong Kong
Australia will ratify a controversial trade deal with Hong Kong despite growing concern over Chinese government control of the city and the brutal treatment of protesters demanding universal suffrage for its people.
