A trilateral meeting among Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol led to an agreement to elevate negotiations on a trilateral free trade agreement, as well as some bilateral mechanisms to revive trade and investment.

During Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Serbia last week, the two governments announced that their bilateral trade agreement will enter into force on July 1, covering goods such as autos, solar modules, and lithium batteries.

The China-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force on May 1 after both sides finished their domestic legal procedures. The agreement would lower tariffs for Chinese steel and autos over time.

Today, China and El Salvador officially kicked off talks for a bilateral trade agreement.

China and Honduras recently signed an early harvest agreement as their trade talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) continue. A key part of the agreement covers Honduran shrimp.

Last Friday, top level trade officials talked about the progress of China's trade talks in 2023, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA), and highlighted that Beijing will add more "high-standard" rules on telecommunication and government

During Chinese Premier Li Qiang's official visit to Switzerland, the two nations made headway on reviving trade talks and meetings on financial issues, labor and employment, and intellectual property.