Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 6
China, New Zealand Hold Beijing Trade Talks, Push Services Negative List Under FTA
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 6

China, New Zealand Hold Beijing Trade Talks, Push Services Negative List Under FTA

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 6

Summary

  • Beijing hosted a China-New Zealand bilateral trade commission meeting on Friday, where both sides discussed deepening economic ties and expanding cooperation.
  • Li Chenggang, China’s vice commerce minister, said the two countries should further promote trade and investment links and advance negotiations on a services trade negative list under their free trade agreement.
  • The talks also covered coordination in regional and multilateral frameworks, signaling that the agenda extended beyond bilateral commerce to wider economic cooperation.

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