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Foreign investment concerns loom large as Federal Trade Minister Andrew Robb talks up China Free Trade Agreement
Trade Minister Robb went to talk about the looming China-Australia FTA with dairy farmers, but they wanted to talk about China buying Australian farmland and taking over their farms instead.
US-China free trade could generate $460b in gains -study
Peterson Institute says a US-China FTA would generate gains of 0.6% of GDP for the US and 1.9% for China.
Hupacasath First Nation puts China on notice over FIPA
The Hupacasath First Nation put the Chinese government on notice today, stating it does not acknowledge the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) ratified by Prime Minister Stephen Harper last month.
S. Korea pushes to strike FTAs with China, Vietnam, New Zealand this year
South Korea said Thursday it will push to conclude free trade agreements (FTA) with China, Vietnam and New Zealand before the year's end.
EU-China investment treaty talks may face bumpy road
The EU and China are discussing their planned bilateral investment treaty on the sidelines of the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Italy this week.
FIPA undermines sovereignty of Canada, First Nations
Don Davies, Canadian Member of Parliament for the New Democratic Party, discusses the approval of the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) and its future impact on Canada and First Nations.
China tariff unwanted hiccup: Abbott
China's surprise decision during free trade talks to impose tariffs on Australian coal shows the importance of getting an agreement soon, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says.
China's Zhu: Asia-Pacific trade deal would be incomplete without Beijing
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact would be "incomplete" in the long term without China, a top Chinese official said on Wednesday.
China, US likely to conclude BIT talks in two years, says official
China and the United States are likely to conclude bilateral investment treaty (BIT) negotiations within two years, China's Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao said Wednesday.
Critical China free trade agreement based on what?
How can the government of Australia evaluate gains to agriculture from a China free trade agreement if it uses flawed statistical calculations?