ISDS Case Map
China
China has warned the United States against pursuing a trade deal with Taiwan after Washington signalled a possible resumption of economic talks with the self-ruled island.
Wednesday's decision to begin talks on having the U.K. join the Trans-Pacific Partnership has refocused attention on the 11-member trade agreement's expansion plans, as China puts out unofficial feelers about getting on board.
In this competition over standards, whichever nation first strikes a trilateral deal with technology leaders Japan and South Korea will secure a strategic chokepoint in the digital architecture of Asia.
Taiwan wants the Australian government to resume free trade agreement talks after they were halted several times from pressure by Beijing.
USTR said the phase one trade deal was important but only one part of a challenging and complex relationship between the world’s two largest economies.
European lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a resolution to withhold ratification of the investment deal with China, so long as its “baseless and arbitrary” penalties were in place.
Draft calls on EU to work with US on China, and to plan deals with Taiwan.
Pakistan recorded nearly 70% increase in exports to China in the first quarter of 2021, an official said.
CPEC is an essential component of the Belt and Road Initiative, intended on creating new production sites and trade routes to connect China better with the rest of the world.
The situation is less dramatic than people seem to think. The EU is still working very closely with China’s Ministry of Commerce, the bloc’s ambassador in Beijing said.
