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A legislative committee meeting to hear a report on the government’s proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China was postponed again after Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers dismissed the report as a “false front.”
The Presidential Office yesterday hit back at critics — including former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) — who said on Saturday that an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) the government is seeking to sign with Beijing this year will undermine Taiwan’s competitiveness.
The number of items on Taiwan's early harvest list may be further cut to 200-300, about half the amount on the existing draft. Meanwhile, both sides have agreed to incorporate intellectual property into the ECFA
The attraction for the Chinese is partly the large number of preferential trade agreements that Egypt has with Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Peru's president Alan Garcia officially opened free trade with China Monday, and welcomed the close of negotiations on another trade deal with the European Union.
The government said yesterday Korea will take the initiative in discussions on integrating East Asian economies and push for a trilateral free trade agreement between Korea, China and Japan.
Thailand's 4,000 small tangerine farmers are expected to reduce their output almost by half, as they cannot compete with the tariff-free Chinese imports.
Ma says the Taiwan-China trade deal will create 260,000 jobs if it is signed -- and cause the loss of more jobs if it is not.
Once India enters into FTA with Asean countries, who have already entered into the similar FTA with China, it is inevitable that Chinese products, imported under FTA within Asean countries could find their way very conveniently into Indian market.
Chinese trade negotiators are due in Australia next week to resume talks on a free trade agreement. This will be the 14th round of talks in what has been a painfully slow process with "two to three more years" to go. Report from Radio Australia.
