ISDS Case Map
China
Scholars debated the possible benefits and disadvantages of a proposed cross-Taiwan Strait trade agreement at a seminar Friday in a possible preview of Sunday's showdown on the issue between President Ma Ying-jeou and the head of the main opposition party.
A Korea-China free trade agreement will be a definite plus for the country at least statistically. The governing camp must risk in losing votes from angry farmers, fishermen and small-and medium-sized manufacturing companies.
A priority "early harvest" list prepared by Taiwan as part of negotiations on an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China is more comprehensive than China's, Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang said Thursday.
An unlevel playing field exists under the Asean-China free trade agreement (FTA), according to the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers Aluminium Manufacturers Group (FMM AMGM).
Taiwan-centric groups said Wednesday they wanted to rally 1 million people on June 6 for a protest against government plans for an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China.
Taiwan's April 25 televised debate about the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement project should discuss more than just the economy, an alliance of ECFA opponents said Sunday. Meanwhile, opposition groups are hoping to rally 1 million people islandwide for anti-ECFA protests on June 6.
South Korea will probe into the feasibility of the free trade agreement (FTA) with China, examining how a pact may boost up the country's overall competitiveness, local media reported Thursday.
China said on Thursday it had signed a free trade agreement with Costa Rica, paving the way to lift almost all tariffs on Chinese textiles, chemicals and machinery to the Central American nation.
The surge in Thai exports to China is attributed to China's strong economic growth and the implementation of the China-ASEAN free trade agreement on January 1
Talks on an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) are ongoing, but Taiwan has already made a series of major compromises to facilitate the inflow of Chinese capital, in what could be characterized as a downpayment on the ECFA.
