Trade Agreements
Total 54 Posts
MOFCOM: "Completed Preliminary Discussions" on DEPA, Continue Work on CPTPP
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
China and Switzerland Make Progress on Trade Talks
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.
China-New Zealand FTA Upgrade Fully Implemented
The China-New Zealand free trade agreement (FTA) upgrade has now been fully implemented, as a new New Zealand conservative government settles in and develops its own China economic relations policy.
China-Nicaragua Free Trade Agreement Enters into Force
On January 1, the China-Nicaragua Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force. In this piece, we examine the details of the schedules of tariff concessions under the FTA, and the provisions on services trade and investment.
China-Honduras FTA Talks Make Progress
Last week China and Honduras "substantially completed" an early harvest agreement; China's imports from the nation nearly tripled this year.
China and Singapore Upgrade FTA with Focus on Services and Investment
China and Singapore signed the protocol to upgrade the China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (CSFTA), wrapping up a three-year negotiation after seven rounds of talks. It adopts a negative list approach, removes foreign equity caps for 22 services sectors in China, and prohibits local content and tech transfer requirements in the
U.S. Trade Rep. Tai Still Skeptical of Full Taiwan FTA; Taiwanese Officials Keep Pressing Anyway
In a recent interview discussing the ongoing trade talks with Taiwan, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai dismissed the chances of a free trade agreement that would involve traditional tariff liberalization. At the same time, Taiwanese officials and scholars continue to hope and call for a traditional trade agreement with