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China
International trade experts and diplomats have been astonished at one-sided gains made by Australia in this week's free trade deal with China, with some believing Australia is poised to ride on the coat tails of a new era in China opening to international trade.
The Investment Chapter of the ChAFTA may be similar to the KAFTA's with broad carve outs limiting the scope of claims that a foreign investor may bring against the host country and providing the parties with a discretion to regulate on 'public welfare' objectives
China and South Korea are set to complete negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of this year, which is expected to push Japan to step up the China-South Korea-Japan trilateral FTA negotiations, reports Shanghai's China Business News.
The New Hope dairy investment could be the first of many deals fuelled by the historic China-Australia free trade agreement.
Mining groups fear standards could slip at Australian mines if Chinese companies are allowed to bring in their own workers.
China has accelerated the process of freeing up inbound foreign investment by compiling a list of industries deemed to be off-limits, a high-ranking economic planning official said on Tuesday.
The deal struck between China and Australia on Monday will contain an Investor State Dispute Settlement mechanism that will allow Chinese corporations to challenge the Australian government for "pretty much anything", say academics
An unprecedented agreement was signed by agriculture tycoons from China and Australia on Monday providing that food from Australia sold to China will be of the highest quality and "marked under one brand and under one logo".
Within an hour of finalising a free trade deal with China, Australia's Federal Trade Minister said he hoped to complete an FTA with India in the next year.
Australia and China sealed a landmark trade deal hailed Monday as a “game-changer”, abolishing tariffs in the lucrative resources and agricultural sectors as Canberra confronts a painful downturn in mining.
