4-May-2021
The Eurasian Times
India and the European Union are making joint efforts to seal a “connectivity agreement”, which could be an answer to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
3-May-2021
South China Morning Post
The US criticised China for failing to fulfil commitments it made in the “phase one” trade deal a year ago to improve protections for the intellectual property of American companies.
29-Apr-2021
South China Morning Post
Japan’s parliament approved joining the RCEP to aim for it to come into effect from the start of next year. The approval by Japan’s upper house comes after China called for the deal to be ratified to shore up the economy in the Asia-Pacific.
26-Apr-2021
Hellenic Shipping News
A joint initiative on promoting early implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement has been launched in the east China port city of Qingdao on April 25.
10-Apr-2021
Project Syndicate
Trade and investment agreements cannot transform China into a Western-style market economy or turn it into a democracy.
6-Apr-2021
South China Morning Post
A 10-year deadline for the ECFA to become a full free-trade deal has passed and neither side has taken action
5-Apr-2021
Modern Diplomacy
As a result, although Sino-Iranian relations have developed over the past 10 years in terms of economic, energy, and security relations, and the two countries have similar views on the international system, the security interests of the two countries, especially China, outweigh its economic interests with Iran.
30-Mar-2021
Australian Financial Review
The short-sighted German-driven agreement betrays the European project and poses a major economic and political problem for the rest of the West.
29-Mar-2021
bilaterals.org
Interview with Ryu Mikyung who is the International Director at the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.
26-Mar-2021
East Asia Forum
There are several sticking points for new entrants into the CPTPP, especially China.