China FTA Network The Chinese Government deems Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) as a new platform to further opening up to the outside and speeding up domestic reforms, an effective approach to integrate into global economy and strengthen economic cooperation with other economies, as well as particularly an important supplement to the multilateral trading system Currently, China has 24 FTAs under construction
China FTA Network China and Singapore signed the China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement on October 23, 2008, during Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s visit to China Under this Agreement, the two countries will accelerate the liberalization of trade in goods on the basis of the Agreement on Trade in Goods of the China-ASEAN FTA and further liberalize the trade in services
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT Sharing the belief that a free trade agreement shall produce mutual benefits to each Party and contribute to the expansion and development of world trade under the multilateral trading system embodied in the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (“the WTO Agreement”);
China FTA Network In recent years, bilateral trade between the two countries has grown rapidly In June 2007, China and Costa Rica established diplomatic relations In November 2008, Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Costa Rica and announced with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias the launch of China-Costa Rica free trade negotiations
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF . . . The Government of the People’s Republic of China (“China”) and the Government of Iceland (“Iceland”), hereinafter referred to as “the Parties”; CONSIDERING the important links existing between the Parties; WISHING to strengthen these links through the creation of a free trade area, thus establishing close and lasting relations;
China FTA Network In November 2005, Chinese President Hu Jintao and former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos witnessed the signing of the China-Chile Free Trade Agreement The Agreement entered into force in October 2006 Under the Agreement, China and Chile will extend zero duty treatment phase by phase to cover 97 percent of products in ten-year time The two countries will also further strengthen exchange and
China FTA Network - 中国自由贸易区服务网 In a video conference on July 20, Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan and Cambodian Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak jointly announced the conclusion of China-Cambodia FTA negotiations and exchanged views on joint COVID-19 response and ways to deepen bilateral trade and economic links Vice Commerce Minister and Deputy China International Trade Representative Wang Shouwen attended the meeting
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE S REPUBLIC OF . . . SHARING the belief that a free trade agreement shall produce mutual benefits to each Party and contribute to the expansion and development of international trade; ESTABLISHING clear and mutually advantageous rules governing their trade;
China FTA Network - 中国自由贸易区服务网 The agreement is the first free trade agreement in which the whole mainland will fully open the trade in services areas through pre-access national treatment with a negative list, signifying that the whole mainland and Macao basically realize the liberalization of trade in services