Washington and Beijing began formal negotiations towards a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) in June 2008. A year later, the highly sensitive talks were halted until July 2013. The US is interested in getting Chinese restrictions on foreign ownership in about 100 sectors -- from soybean oil and automobiles to life insurance and other financial services -- lifted for US companies which want to expand their market presence there. The Chinese government is interested in getting more security for highly-scrutinised Chinese investments in the US and its massive holdings of US sovereign debt ($1.3 trillion).
In late 2013, China agreed to initiate talks on a possible BIT with the European Union as well.
July 2014
El T-MEC: dependencia en un mundo sin libre comercio |
Las negociaciones del T-MEC: el comercio de nuestros derechos |
México y Estados Unidos inician revisión del T-MEC; Canadá aún no participa en conversaciones |
L'Australie et l'Union européenne renforcent leur coopération en signant un accord commercial |
L'accord commercial entre l'UE et le Mercosur entrera en vigueur à titre provisoire à compter du 1er mai |
L’accord de libre-échange entre New Delhi et Bruxelles, une menace pour les travailleurs indiens |
