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Rann wants China FTA on COAG agenda
13-Sep-2006
The South Australian Government is pushing for debate on the proposed China free trade agreement at the next premiers’ meeting, worried the deal could hurt Australia’s manufacturing sector.
With free trade zones, what’s the fate of communities?
12-Sep-2006 AllAfrica.com
As Chinese companies prepare to invest in Lekki Trade Free Zone, about 300,000 dwellers of 26 Lagos suburbs, who are primarily farmers and fishermen, are faced with displacement from their fatherland.
Cullen confident re NZ-China FTA
11-Sep-2006
New Zealand Finance Minister Michael Cullen is confident trade talks with China can be completed successfully.
China, EU to launch talks on framework agreement
10-Sep-2006 Xinhua
China and the European Union (EU) have agreed to launch negotiations on a framework agreement, which will encompass the full scope of their bilateral relationship, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday.
EU seeks trade accords with China, Korea as WTO talks stumble
10-Sep-2006 Bloomberg
The European Union said it will seek bilateral trade deals with China and Korea, exploring new ways of conquering foreign markets as talks over a global trade pact flounder.
South Africa: Trade Beat
9-Sep-2006
After a lull in the first half of the year, there appears to be movement on various fronts of SA’s trade agenda.
All FTAs are not created equal
9-Sep-2006
Thai exporters and importers have benefited from the free-trade agreements with Australia and India but reaped fewer benefits from Asean’s FTA with China, according to a survey by the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
China’s free trade team comes to table with no cards
7-Sep-2006
The latest round of free trade agreement talks in Beijing failed to make its expected start on the crucial issue of market access for goods, because China was unable to provide sufficient information.
A common thread of cynicism
6-Sep-2006
After numerous stakeholder inquiries and intense media commentary, government has finally revealed how it intends to effect the textile and clothing agreement concluded with China in June.
UN trade official Supachai says yuan issue requires global readjustment
6-Sep-2006
Imbalances related to China’s foreign exchange policies cannot be addressed by China alone and require an international effort, Supachai Panitchpakdi, head of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said.
WTO’s Lamy warns over China’s pursuit of separate free trade agreements
6-Sep-2006
WTO chief Pascal Lamy on Wednesday warned that China’s pursuit of separate bilateral and regional free trade agreements would harm its long-term commercial interests.
China, Cyprus sign agreement on economic cooperation
4-Sep-2006 People’s Daily
China and Cyrus signed an economic cooperation agreement on Wednesday, pledging to strengthen and develop bilateral cooperation in the sectors of trade, research, science and technology.
Australia gives China deadline for access
31-Aug-2006
Australia told Beijing today it wanted access to China’s services market by the end of the year, saying it needed to see real progress as the sixth round of free trade talks begin.
Manufacturers face testing times with China, study shows
28-Aug-2006
Australian manufacturers are experiencing increased competitive pressures in their dealings with China, while at the same time they now see China as the most important market in which to grow their business outside Australia, according to a major new study released today by the Australian Industry Group.
A bridge between Asia and South America
25-Aug-2006
In the last few months, Chile has made it clear that it intends to become a trade platform between the vast Asia Pacific region and the Andean countries, by means of trade treaties and political integration. Prompt re-entry into the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) would be a step in that direction.
Plan B: keep talking
25-Aug-2006
Having initiated the idea of a free trade agreement with China, the Howard Government has been stung by its implications and has fallen back to a strategy of caution and protracted negotiation that will extend beyond the 2007 national election.
Singapore, China to launch talks for bilateral FTA
25-Aug-2006
Singapore and China will start negotiations for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Bachelet signs China-Chile free-trade agreement
22-Aug-2006
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet signed a free-trade agreement with China to increase sales of copper, fruit and fish oil to Asia’s second-biggest economy.
Manufacturing tariffs to stay in China FTA
21-Aug-2006
The Federal Industry Minister has ruled out abolishing import tariffs in the automotive and clothing industries as part of a free trade agreement with China.
Textiles ’not negotiable’ in China FTA
20-Aug-2006 The Age
Industry plans for Australia’s manufacturing, textile and clothing industries are not up for negotiation in a free trade deal with China, the federal government says.