Two-step China free-trade plan

Original article by Phillip Coorey, Angus Grigg
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 11 : 12-Nov-14

Insiders say the new free trade agreement with China due to be signed by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on 17 November 2014 will not contain all of the concessions sought. Instead, some of the measures will be negotiated over time, in order to enable the timely conclusion of the main talks now. Trade Minister Andrew Robb has nominated the services sector as one area where more work will be done. Major issues for China are foreign investment restrictions on state-owned enterprises and plans to bring workers from China to Australia for projects financed by the former

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