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Dunne boycotts China trade trip over Tibet
28-Mar-2008
United Future leader Peter Dunne has turned down a trip to China for the free trade deal signing to protest the treatment of Tibetan people.
Greens warn against China FTA
27-Mar-2008
The Greens are citing past experience as a warning against the upcoming free trade deal with China.
FTA to help boost exports to China, Malaysia
27-Mar-2008
Head of World Trade Organisation (WTO) Cell, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), Mujeeb Ahmed Khan has said that with the help of Free Trade Agreements (FTA), exports to China are expected to reach US$4.5 billion by 2012 and to Malaysia $1.8bn by 2015.
Clark cautious on China deal
25-Mar-2008
China is holding off giving final approval for a free-trade pact with New Zealand.
SKorean leader seeks trade zone with Japan, China
24-Mar-2008 AFP
South Korea’s new president, Lee Myung-Bak, has said he backs a vast free-trade zone with Japan and China to boost the competitiveness of the three economic powers.
Peru, China boost trade ahead of November free trade deal, President Garcia says
23-Mar-2008
Peru and China have agreed to boost trade and investment between their countries ahead of a free trade deal planned for November, President Alan Garcia said.
Finesse, not foolhardiness is the right response to Chinese
22-Mar-2008
The moral high ground is always easier to occupy when falling from it poses little danger of sustaining serious damage. So it required little courage for MP Keith Locke, the Green Party’s indefatigable foreign affairs spokesperson, to put pressure on the Government to take a stronger stand against the Chinese authorities’ crackdown on protesters in Tibet.
Industry sees only troubles, no gains from China FTA
22-Mar-2008
The government has been urged to adopt a cautious stand on free trade agreement (FTAs), especially in the case of countries like China, and discourage export of raw materials. Import duties should come down gradually under such pacts and India Inc should be enabled to face global competition, says a study by industry chamber Assocham. While acknowledging that India cannot shy away from globalisation, the government has been asked to beef up infrastructure and provide a favourable exchange rate mechanism to ensure a level playing field.
FM: Association with China generates investments, tourism in Peru
21-Mar-2008
China and Peru will accomplish a free trade agreement (FTA) and become strategic associates, which would bring more investments and tourism to this South American country, Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde said Thursday.
Trade ministry mulls overseas farm investments in FTAs
20-Mar-2008
Korea is mulling over including agricultural investment in free trade agreements with countries like China and Australia that export agricultural products.
China, Chile continue talks on service trade
19-Mar-2008
Chile and China started their sixth round of talks on cooperation in the service trade Tuesday in the Chilean capital of Santiago.
Peters wary of freer trade
19-Mar-2008
Winston Peters wants some assurances on how a free trade agreement with China will benefit this country before he is prepared to support the deal to be signed next month by Prime Minister Helen Clark.
Trade clause a coup for NZ
19-Mar-2008
New Zealand has succeeded in gaining "most favoured nation" status from China in the negotiations for the upcoming bilateral free trade deal.
National MP to join Clark at Beijing free trade signing
19-Mar-2008
The National Party is taking a bi-partisan approach to the Free Trade Agreement with China which will be signed next month, and in return it is going to get a piece of the action in Beijing.
Locke calls for stronger support for Tibetans
19-Mar-2008 Scoop
We can’t separate the oppression of the Tibetan people from the preferential trade agreement New Zealand is about to sign with China.
Activists to protest over China deal
18-Mar-2008 NZTV
Human rights activists will take to the footpath outside Helen Clark’s Auckland office on Wednesday to protest against a free-trade deal with China.
Speak out: Trade deals
18-Mar-2008 Sun Star Cebu
We should use what we learned from the ZTE deal to analyze JPEPA. We should demand accountability and transparency in all the deals and contracts that our government enters into.
The problem of preferential trade with larger partners
17-Mar-2008 Scoop
Chinese repression of Tibetan dissidents has pushed the issue of the impending Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the Peoples Republic of China back into the news. In a diplomatic sidestep both Helen Clark and John Key claim that events in Tibet have nothing to do with free trade. Perhaps that is true, but there are other issues to consider.
Pressure on PM over China
17-Mar-2008 NZTV
Violent protests in Tibet have come at a very awkward time for the New Zealand government with Prime Minister Helen Clark about to sign a free trade deal with China. While other government’s around the world were quick to condemn China’s violent response to Tibetan protests, Clark was hesitant for most of Monday, saying she did not have enough information.
Locke says govt cannot sign FTA
16-Mar-2008 NewsTalk ZB
A Green MP says New Zealand cannot sign a free trade agreement with China while it continues to suppress Tibetan people.