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Coronavirus: China ‘fully expected’ to meet trade deal terms despite Covid-19 outbreak, top US officials say
26-Feb-2020 South China Morning Post
US trade representative and Agriculture Secretary signed a letter praising China’s progress on trade deal. They did not mention coronavirus outbreak but said China ‘fully expected’ to meet terms.
As free trade talks progress, Cambodia eyes China’s booming market
24-Feb-2020 CGTN
China and Cambodia have made progress in the view to signing a free trade agreement by the end of 2020, with talks set to be concluded by the middle of the year.
Exclusive: Chinese consortium Ecuagoldmining opens dispute with Ecuador over halted mine
21-Feb-2020 Reuters
Chinese mining consortium Ecuagoldmining has initiated a dispute with Ecuador’s government over a gold mining project that has been halted by objections from community activists.
EU trade chief downbeat on China accord, other Asian deals
20-Feb-2020 Reuters
A planned EU-China investment agreement looks unlikely to be struck by September as planned because of the coronavirus outbreak, European Union trade chief Phil Hogan said.
India’s global trade ambitions – Why closing the home market won’t work
17-Feb-2020 CNBC TV18
As the world welcomes the US-China trade deal, India needs to have a deep rethink about our position in global trade today. Our audacious ‘Make in India’ programme never reached the promised heights and now has been dealt a crippling blow.
Cambodia, China closer to FTA signing deal
17-Feb-2020 Khmer Times
Cambodia and China say they are now planning to sign a free-trade deal some time later this year. The move came after the duo wrapped up their first-round negotiations, which were held last month in Beijing, China.
China’s red carpet trap for Sri Lankan media
11-Feb-2020 Colombo Gazette
Sri Lanka maintains a strong and close relationship with China. The country supported Sri Lanka during the war and also in postwar development via the issuance of loans.
Chengdu Trilateral Summit still to deliver
11-Feb-2020 East Asia Forum
The fact that China, Japan and South Korea (CJK) engaged in an agreed-upon trilateral summit framework, and bilateral dialogues on the sidelines, was no small achievement given heightened tensions between the three countries.
Coronavirus may delay hard-fought US trade wins in China
4-Feb-2020 New York Times
The rapidly spreading coronavirus could claim one more victim: the United States-China trade deal.
The China trade deal: Phase one of what for US farmers?
3-Feb-2020 IATP
What does what we know of the so-called Phase One deal mean for US agribusiness exports to China and, down the value chain, for US farmers?
US-China "Phase 1" FTA text (Jan 2020)
3-Feb-2020 USTR
Cambodia, China wrap up first round of trade talks
31-Jan-2020 Khmer Times
Cambodia and China have wrapped up the first round of negotiations on a free-trade agreement (FTA) resulting in positive outcomes, which the two countries will continue to discuss in the second round of talks scheduled to be held in Cambodia.
Phase 1 US China trade deal: patent provisions
30-Jan-2020 Mondaq
China agreed to extend patent terms for novel drugs "to compensate for unreasonable delays that occur in granting the patent or during pharmaceutical product marketing approvals."
Cambodia and EBA deal: Challenges and responses
30-Jan-2020 Khmer Times
Cambodia has been actively looking for alternative markets in China, South Korea and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in recent months.
CPEC: the bigger picture
30-Jan-2020 International The News
For China, the benefits of the BRI go beyond mere connectivity and trade to ratcheting up its regional and global clout. Capital, whether it takes the form of equity or credit, is a principal source of extending leverage over other nations.
Economic diplomacy: APEC’s future, digital trade deals, and green debt
30-Jan-2020 The Interpreter
Malaysian PM Mahathir controls the credibility of APEC, and China controls how emerging economies cut carbon emissions.
US to talk trade deal with India before Donald Trump’s visit
29-Jan-2020 Live Mint
India expects to sign deals to raise its defense and energy purchases from the US during Donald Trump’s visit: said a Report.
China’s raw materials strategy
24-Jan-2020 Policy Forum
The BRI builds China’s commercial ties abroad by financing, constructing, and developing major transport, energy, technology, and other infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas.
After China trade deal, Europe and UK next on Trump’s to-do list
23-Jan-2020 Reuters
US President Donald Trump vowed to rip up international trade deals and rebalance America’s global trade relationships.
So many questions about the US-China trade deal
22-Jan-2020 IELP
What exactly did China agree to? There are a lot of obligations in here, and many of them are specific and technical. Only experts in a particular area may fully understand them.