China
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19-Apr-2018 ABC
Papua New Guinea reportedly set to join China’s Free Trade Agreement at APEC
Papua New Guinea is believed to be on course to sign up to a Free Trade Agreement with China to promote bilateral cooperation and deepen cooperation in the ’One Belt, One Road’ initiative.
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18-Apr-2018 The Japan Times
Economic ties with China still thorny / Intellectual property, steel remain problematic
The Japan-China high-level economic dialogue on Monday — the first such meeting in about eight years — marked a first step toward resetting a bilateral relationship that has been under strain amid such issues as perceptions of history and deepening economic ties.
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17-Apr-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Japan and China pledge to accelerate free trade talks
The governments of Japan and China stressed the importance of free trade and pledged to accelerate negotiations of bilateral pacts at their high-level economic dialogue in Tokyo on Monday, the first such meeting in eight years.
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13-Apr-2018 ANI News
Pakistan defers signing FTA-II with China
Pakistan has deferred signing the second phase of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China at the last moment due to strong reservations over the final offer list shared by Beijing, signaling the straining bilateral relationship between the two countries.
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12-Apr-2018 Athens Review
Trade war with China could stunt Texas agriculture, economy
he prospect of a trade war with China may seem far off, but US proposals to steeply raise tariffs on its goods, along with the Chinese response, could hit Texans close to home.
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12-Apr-2018 The Brazilian Report
Japan angles for space in Brazil with Mercosur deal
Japan may soon manage something that the European Union has not yet done in South America, as negotiations to become an economic partner with the Mercosur trading block push ahead.
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11-Apr-2018 Asean Economist
Singapore signs Belt and Road deal
Singapore has signed an agreement with China to strengthen cooperation on its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, aiming to expand the city-state’s involvement.
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11-Apr-2018 National Post
China wants no ’progressive’ elements in any free trade deal with Canada: envoy
China’s ambassador has firmly rejected a key pillar of the Trudeau government’s trade agenda, branding its attempts to entrench labour standards in a free trade pact as a non-starter for his country.
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11-Apr-2018 L’actualité
Libre-échange: Pékin ne veut pas parler de normes du travail ou d’égalité
L’ambassadeur chinois soutient que son pays rejette catégoriquement les tentatives du Canada d’enchâsser les normes du travail dans un éventuel accord de libre-échange.
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11-Apr-2018 JNS
Israel to sign five major free-trade agreements in 2018
Deals are being finalized with South Korea, Vietnam, India, China and Eurasian Customs Union.
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10-Apr-2018 Business Standard
China, Mongolia to explore free trade agreement - Xinhua
China and Mongolia should begin research into a free trade agreement and speed up the launch of a cross-border cooperation zone in a bid to make use of the two countries complimentary advantages, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Monday.
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9-Apr-2018 Xinhua
La Chine et Singapour s’engagent à approfondir leur coopération dans les domaines clés
La Chine et Singapour se sont engagés dimanche à approfondir leur coopération dans les domaines clés.
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9-Apr-2018 The Quint
What to expect from PM Modi’s upcoming bilateral visit to China
The coming weeks will see a never-before intense bilateral engagement between India and China at the highest levels.
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9-Apr-2018 Channel News Asia
Vivian Balakrishnan, Wang Yi stress importance of upholding free trade
Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Sunday, with both reaffirming bilateral ties and stressing the importance of upholding free trade.
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9-Apr-2018 Dawn
Why we don’t need an FTA with China
Pakistan and China started negotiations on the second phase of the Pak-China FTA in 2011. So far, 10th meetings have been held in this regard. China was not willing to offer Pakistan substantial market access on items of Islamabad’s interest.
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6-Apr-2018 Hindustan Times
No change in India’s position on China’s Belt and Road Initiative: MEA
India’s Ministry of External affairs on Thursday said there is no change in its position on China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the signature connectivity project of President Xi Jinping.
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6-Apr-2018 Bloomberg
US needs China more than China needs the US
Not one to be outdone by any adversary, Donald Trump has upped the ante in a rapidly escalating trade war with China, threatening an additional $100 billion of tariffs on top of the initial round of $50 billion. In doing so, the Trump administration is failing to appreciate a crucial reality: The United States needs China more than China needs the US.
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5-Apr-2018 The News
FTA with China to hurt manufacturing sector: traders
In Pakistan, businessmen and investors are expressing concerns over free trade agreement (FTA) with China claiming that would hurt the manufacturing sector.
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5-Apr-2018 Dawn
FTA with China delayed due to industry concerns
Pakistan’s federal government has deferred second phase of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China on the demand of the business community.
