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China opposes Taiwan joining Pacific trade deal

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 24 03:37 AM

China on Thursday said it opposed Taiwan joining a major trans-Pacific trade deal. Read more »

Philippines urged to sign RCEP regional trade treaty

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 08:19 PM

The Philippines should quickly ratify the RCEP free trade deal as it may lose out on its economic benefits, several experts said on Wednesday. Read more »

Taiwan tells US it hopes to sign free trade deal

Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee, Reuters
Posted at Jun 30 06:52 PM

Taiwan's chief trade negotiator John Deng said on Wednesday he told the United States he hopes the two can sign a free trade agreement, a deal which would be a strong show of US support in the face of relentless Chinese pressure against the island.   Read more »

UK car output slumps nearly a third in 2020: industry

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 28 09:40 AM

British car production plunged by nearly one-third last year, the weakest annual output since 1984 as a result of coronavirus fallout, industry data showed Thursday. Read more »

China’s interest in Pacific trade deal sets stage for new US showdown after Xi ups the ante

Finbarr Bermingham, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 25 12:48 PM

Xi Jinping’s statement of intent on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has caught the eye of member states. Analysts say Joe Biden’s election sparked firming up of Beijing’s interest, but uncertainty remains as to the US direction of travel under the new administration. Read more »

Asia nations sign RCEP trade deal covering third of global economy

Kyodo News
Updated as of Nov 15 04:59 PM

(UPDATE) - Asia-Pacific countries including Japan, China and the 10 members of ASEAN signed a regional trade deal on Sunday covering nearly a third of the global economy, wrapping up eight years of negotiations following the withdrawal of India. Read more »

After Biden election win, China will seek to renegotiate trade deal, Beijing advisers say

Cissy Zhou, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 09 01:36 PM

Donald Trump’s phase one trade deal is seen as ‘twisted’ in Beijing, leading insiders to predict an attempt at renegotiation under Joe Biden. But US trade experts say it is unlikely Biden can do anything that could be construed as being soft on China. Read more »

RCEP ministers to meet Wed., aiming for free trade deal by year-end

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 13 12:48 PM

The ministerial meeting on Wednesday, the second since August, will take place as uncertainty grows over whether the 16-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership framework will progress to the signing stage without India's involvement. Read more »

Britain open to Aussie-style EU trade deal but Australia wants more

Byron Kaye and Swati Pandey, Reuters
Posted at Oct 05 04:42 PM

As Britain's negotiations with the European Union on a post-Brexit trade deal go down to the wire, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his country could trade with the bloc on similar terms to Australia, if no agreement is reached. Read more »

China wants speedy free trade deal with Norway

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 08:52 AM

China's foreign minister on Thursday sought a speedy conclusion to a free trade deal with Norway but warned Olso against "politicising" the Nobel by awarding another Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident. Read more »

US, China to discuss trade deal amid COVID-19 disruption

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 01:43 PM

Negotiators from the United States and China will on Saturday discuss the "phase one" trade deal signed earlier this year -- before the coronavirus slammed the world economy and relations between the two economic powers took a turn for the worse.   Read more »

Canada says will hit back at US aluminum tariffs with 'countermeasures'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 09:21 AM

Ottawa on Thursday said it would hit back at US tariffs reimposed on imports of Canadian aluminum with "dollar-for-dollar countermeasures." Read more »

Trump reimposes 10 percent tariff on Canadian aluminum

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 09:13 AM

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he had ordered a 10 percent tariff on Canadian aluminum be reimposed, saying America's key trading partner was flooding the US market with the metal. Read more »

Trump rules out renegotiating China trade deal

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 12 07:17 AM

US President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out renegotiating the trade agreement signed with China. Read more »

China virus to delay US export surge from trade deal: White House adviser

David Lawder and Makini Brice, Reuters
Posted at Feb 05 12:54 PM

The White House's top economic adviser said on Tuesday that China's coronavirus would delay a surge in US exports to China expected from the Phase 1 trade deal set to take effect later this month.   Read more »

Trump signs long-awaited North American trade deal

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 30 08:14 AM

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the new North American trade pact with Canada and Mexico into law, pronouncing a "glorious future" for US industry. Read more »

US-China trade deal: What’s in (and out) the agreement

Peter Eavis and Alan Rappeport, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 16 09:13 AM

The agreement signed Wednesday includes some victories for Trump: China has committed to buy an additional $200 billion of American goods and services by 2021 and crack down on business practices that the Trump administration has criticized. But text of the accord does not provide enough information to determine how it will work in practice. Read more »

US, China sign 'momentous' trade deal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 03:29 AM

After nearly two years of conflict between the world's two dominant economic powers, the United States and China signed a trade truce on Wednesday, letting businesses around the globe breathe a sigh of relief. Read more »

Trump says trade deal with China to be signed 'very shortly'

Alexandra Alper, Reuters
Posted at Dec 23 08:26 AM

President Donald Trump on Saturday said the United States and China would "very shortly" sign their so-called Phase One trade pact.  Read more »

Trudeau to US: don't sign China trade deal unless Canadians freed

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 20 10:45 AM

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Thursday on the United States not to sign a trade deal with China unless Beijing agrees to release two Canadians detained since last year.  Read more »