ISDS Case Map
China
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday said the government will complete negotiations on the cross-strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with China in the next two years, as well as deepen economic and trade relations with other countries to raise the nation’s economic competitiveness.
Compared to ten years ago, China is now better prepared to initiate talks with the US on establishing an FTA, and accelerating the implementation of the FTA is an important part of its further opening-up policy. Furthermore, it is one of the strategic tasks of the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15).
China is eager to begin talks on a free trade pact with the United States and key leaders seem willing to step away from the state capitalism Beijing has been pursuing, a senior U.S. executive with access to China's leadership said on Tuesday.
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Japan, South Korea and China have wrapped up a three-way investment treaty seen as an important stepping stone toward the far more ambitious goal of forging a free-trade zone among the Asian neighbors despite a history of tension and distrust that have hindered closer ties.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said today he’s confident the day will come when the US and China will sign a free-trade agreement.
China should accelerate its steps in advancing a free trade agreement with Japan and South Korea and promoting the integration of the Asian economies, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.
The United States says it is developing a new model bilateral investment treaty (BIT) and had intensified its engagement with potential partners like India and China to conclude such a treaty with them.
Five years of negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty among Korea, China and Japan will be concluded at the 13th round of talks in Tokyo Tuesday. The agreement covers protection of intellectual property rights and liberalization of investment.
When Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade attempted to hold a first public hearing last Friday to listen to concerns about an FTA with China, farmers shut it down.
