ISDS Case Map
China
New version will boost services trade, investment, says expert
Beijing’s recent efforts to sign FTAs with several countries is now part of its broad plans to enter trade agreements with countries along the Belt and Road Initiative.
China and Israel discussed boosting cooperation in fields including trade, technology and e-commerce in the third round of negotiation on China-Israel FTA. Talks also covered issues including customs procedures, as well as sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
As China’s Belt and Road Initiative continues to gain momentum, the CIETAC investment arbitration rules are designed to offer an alternative institution and rules to resolve disputes between investors and states.
Canada and China stopped short of launching free trade negotiations, agreeing instead to extend exploratory talks toward a deal.
Palestine and China signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding on free trade between the two countries.
In November 2016, the Maldives said that it would sign its first free trade agreement soon, ostensibly with India. A year later, the island country has indeed signed its first FTA, but with China.
Another contentious parliament sitting has left angry opposition lawmakers and public alike stunned and understandably outraged. This time, the government, for the first time in Maldives' history pushed through a landmark free trade agreement with China.
Canadian activists call on their government to consider First Nation and ecological interests over those of multinational corporations.
China is willing to better dovetail the Belt and Road Initiative with Hungarian development strategies, expand bilateral trade and investment scale.
