FREE TRADE – ASIA

China, Australia to push for new trade bloc

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Original article by Lisa Murray
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 5 : 15-Nov-16

The Chinese Government hopes the demise of the proposed 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership will provide the impetus to proceed with the Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific. China has been advocating the FTAAP trade bloc as an alternative to the TPP since 2014, as the nation was not a participant in the TPP. Australia also supports the FTAAP, according to Trade Minister Steve Ciobo. A regional trade agreement is likely to be on the agenda for the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation summit meeting in Peru.

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TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP, FREE TRADE AREA OF THE ASIA PACIFIC, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY. EAST ASIAN BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, RMIT UNIVERSITY, CHINA INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

China summit to help build two-way silk road

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Original article by Greg Earl
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 28-Aug-15

China wants to link its "silk road" infrastructure scheme with the Abbott Government’s plans to develop northern Australia. It sees Australia as one end of a maritime link in its ambitious One Belt One Road program to stimulate economic activity in Asia and the Pacific. Cooperation was discussed by Chinese and Australian ministers at a strategic economic dialogue in Canberra.

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, CHINA. ECONOMIC PLANNING COMMISSION, CHINA UNION PAY, BANK OF CHINA GROUP, CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED

Construction, farmers to win from CER plan

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Original article by Greg Earl
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 6 : 10-Aug-15

The Australian Government wants Australia to have much closer ties with Singapore, in fact, as close as Australia’s relationship with New Zealand (NZ). The Closer Economic Relations (CER) Agreement between NZ and Australia will be used as a model for a similar agreement with Singapore, to be developed within 10 years. Trade Minister Andrew Robb is in charge of the process of developing the CER-style ties with the island-state.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY LIMITED