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China has made full preparations to join the CPTPP: MOFCOM
20-Jun-2025 Global Times
China has prepared market access offers in areas such as goods trade, services, investment, and government procurement.
China willing to further tap potential of free trade agreement with Australia, minister says
18-Jun-2025 Reuters
China is willing to work with Australia to further tap the potential of their free trade agreement, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told a forum marking the 10th anniversary of the pact.
China’s duty-free access offers growth path as Agoa waivers
17-Jun-2025 Business Daily
On June 12, 2025, China announced it would extend duty-free market access to 53 African countries, eliminating tariffs on 98 percent of taxable products originating from these nations.
US-China trade truce leaves military-use rare earth issue unresolved, sources say
16-Jun-2025 Reuters
The renewed US-China trade truce struck in London left a key area of export restrictions tied to national security untouched, an unresolved conflict that threatens a more comprehensive deal.
Ghana secures 0% tariffs for exported goods to China- Okudzeto Ablakwa
13-Jun-2025 GhanaWeb
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced a significant trade development following high-level talks with China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of the ongoing China-Africa Summit in Changsha in China.
What do we know about the US-China trade deal?
12-Jun-2025 Al Jazeera
The deal includes a provision in which China will supply the US with rare earth elements vital to major US companies, particularly in the auto, semiconductor, and smartphone manufacturing sectors.
US, China reach deal to ease export curbs, keep tariff truce alive
11-Jun-2025 Reuters
US and Chinese officials said they had agreed on a framework to get their trade truce back on track and remove China’s export restrictions on rare earths while offering little sign of a durable resolution to longstanding trade tensions.
Trump accuses China of violating trade deal, doubles steel and aluminum tariffs
2-Jun-2025 Reuters
US President Donald Trump on Friday accused China of violating a bilateral deal to roll back tariffs and announced a doubling of worldwide steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%, once again rattling international trade.
Gulf countries look east and west for trade agreements
2-Jun-2025 Semafor
The GCC is looking east and west for free trade agreements and foreign investments to drive non-oil revenue.
China woos Sri Lanka with FTA and business deals
26-May-2025 The Economic Times
China and Sri Lanka are discussing a free trade agreement. A Chinese delegation will attend a trade and investment forum in Colombo. They will explore strengthening economic cooperation. Memoranda of understanding are expected to be signed.
China, Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to expand CPEC during trilateral talks
26-May-2025 Hindustan Times
China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan have agreed to expand the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan, deepening cooperation on trade, infrastructure, and development as part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
China, ASEAN conclude negotiations for CAFTA 3.0 in ‘a landmark achievement’: MOFCOM
21-May-2025 Global Times
Chinese and ASEAN economic and trade ministers announced the full conclusion of negotiations for version 3.0 of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area.
Australia’s Port of Darwin move risks ISDS arbitration with China
20-May-2025 East India Forum
The re-elected Australian Labor government plans to reclaim China’s 99-year lease over the Port of Darwin. This risks triggering an international arbitration claim by the Chinese-owned Landbridge Group.
US-UK trade deal imposes conditions on ownership of British steel plants
14-May-2025 The Guardian
Trump administration understood to have pushed for requirements to be attached to deal in effort to freeze out Chinese steel.
Trump blinked in trade war with China. Can South-east Asia get a break, too?
14-May-2025 The Straits Times
US President Donald Trump significantly reduced tariffs on Chinese goods signaling a shift toward renewed trade negotiations with China. While some ASEAN nations are engaging in negotiations and considering concessions, uncertainty remains over the US’s long-term trade strategy and its pressure to limit economic ties with China.
US and China reach a deal to slash tariffs
13-May-2025 France 24
The United States and China announced a joint agreement to dramatically slash reciprocal tariffs as Washington and Beijing seek to end a trade war that for months has upended the global economy and set financial markets teetering on collapse.
Russia, China to sign new investment protection agreement
10-May-2025 TASS
The new agreement after its signing will replace a similar one that was enforced in 2006.
US eyes de-escalation as trade talks with China set for weekend
7-May-2025 Kyodo
The United States and China will hold talks to de-escalate trade tensions, in the first known high-level in-person contact between representatives of the world’s two largest economies since President Donald Trump unleashed hefty tariffs on imports.
China says it’s evaluating possible trade talks with the US
2-May-2025 CNN
China has signaled a slight softening in its stance by stating it is "currently assessing" US proposals to start trade talks, potentially opening the door for negotiations amid ongoing tariff tensions. While Beijing insists that the US must show "genuine sincerity" by removing its unilateral tariffs first, it remains open to dialogue.
Top Chinese Minister to visit Sri Lanka in June; FTA talks likely
28-Apr-2025 economynext
Sri Lanka and China have agreed to work toward an early conclusion of a comprehensive free trade agreement, both countries said in a joint statement.