Economy
My country has free-trade agreement(s) with the PRC (either bilateral or as part of regional agreement(s)) that primarily deals with trade in goods or services, including digital goods or services.
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Affected Countries
Country
Score
Taiwan
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Taiwan and China have signed the Cross-Straits Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) in June 29, 2009, and it has come into force on September 2009. The forthcoming Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA) was signed on June 2013, but was stopped by the Sunflower Movement in 2014. The Cross-Straits Goods Trade Agreement has been negotiated for 12 times from 2011 to 2015 but has not reached to a conclusion. Also, the computer industry and the related services are included in the early harvest list of ECFA.
Answered by Lee Penghsuan, and has been reviewed by Chiang Min-yen
Explore Taiwan >Australia
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Answered by Nathan Attrill, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Australia >New Zealand
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Answered by Nathan Attrill, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore New Zealand >Indonesia
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
The FTA that Indonesia has signed is not a bilateral Agreement but instead a regional framework between ASEAN and the PRC
- http://www.gbgindonesia.com/en/main/business_guide/2016/indonesia_in_free_trade_agreements_11504.php#:~:text=Indonesia%20is%20a%20member%20of,ASEAN%20member%20states%20and%20China
- http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-11/22/c_139534248.htm
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Indonesia >Singapore
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Yes.
- https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2018-08-08_152343.html
- https://aric.adb.org/fta/peoples-republic-of-china-singapore-free-trade-agreement
- http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/topic/ensingapore.shtml
- https://www.mti.gov.sg/Improving-Trade/Free-Trade-Agreements
- https://www.mti.gov.sg/-/media/MTI/improving-trade/FTAs/All-you-need-to-know-about-SG-FTAs-and-DEAs.pdf
- https://www.enterprisesg.gov.sg/non-financial-assistance/for-singapore-companies/free-trade-agreements/ftas/singapore-ftas/csfta
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Singapore >Georgia
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Georgia signed bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with China in 2017. Link
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili and Tinatin Khidasheli
Explore Georgia >Kyrgyzstan
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
The Kyrgyz Republic has bilateral agreements with the following countries: Kazakhstan (Entry into force: 11 November 1995) Moldova (Entry into force: 21 November 1996) Russian Federation (Entry into force: 24 April 1993) Ukraine (Entry into force: 19 January 1998) Uzbekistan (Entry into force: 20 March 1998) Link No bilateral FTA signed only in the frames of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Free Trade Agreement and Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement Link
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bilateral_free-trade_agreements#Kyrgyz_Republic
- https://aric.adb.org/fta-country
Answered by Bakytbek Satybekov, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili and Mariam Usenashvili
Explore Kyrgyzstan >Kazakhstan
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
China does not have a bilateral FTA signed with Kazakhstan, but with the EAEU. China signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in Astana, Kazakhstan, as indicated by us would occur earlier in the week. Thus, even though China does not have a bilateral agreement with Kazakhstan, they keep close economic ties through EAEU. Link
Answered by Tatiana Sedova, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili
Explore Kazakhstan >Armenia
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
China signed free trade agreement with Eurasian Economic Union which Armenia is the member…
Answered by Artak Kyurumyan, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili and Mariam Usenashvili
Explore Armenia >Tajikistan
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
No bilateral FTA has been signed between China and Tajikistan, only within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization both countries signed the FTA. Perspectives on the creation of a free trade zone between China and Tajikistan. Link
Answered by Umedjon Majidi, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili
Explore Tajikistan >Nigeria
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Quote from the link: Nigeria does have a separate free trade agreement with China, but that has been viewed as less than positive as Chinese manufacturers began dumping cheap and poorly made products on the Nigerian market after its signing in 2010.
Answered by Eromosele John Aitokhuehi, and has been reviewed by Lekan Otufodunrin
Explore Nigeria >Chile
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Chile was the first country (in the world) to sign a FTA with the PRC.
- https://www.subrei.gob.cl/acuerdos-comerciales/acuerdos-comerciales-vigentes/china#:~:text=El%20Tratado%20de%20Libre%20Comercio,Chile%2C%20en%20noviembre%20de%202004.
- https://www.subrei.gob.cl/sala-de-prensa/noticias/detalle-noticias/2019/02/28/entra-en-vigencia-internacional-la-modernizacion-del-tlc-entre-chile-y-china#:~:text=Santiago%2C%2028%20de%20febrero%20de,mayor%20socio%20comercial%20de%20Chile.
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Chile >Peru
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Peru is the second economic partner of PRC in Latin America.
- http://www.sice.oas.org/Trade/PER_CHN/PER_CHN_s/PER_CHN_text_s.asp
- http://www.sice.oas.org/TPD/PER_CHN/PER_CHN_s.ASP#:~:text=El%204%20de%20abril%20de,el%20acuerdo%20en%20Beijing%2C%20China
Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Peru >South Korea
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
The two countries have an FTA in place.
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by PSA Team
Explore South Korea >Vietnam
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
See below links.
- http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/topic/enaseanupgrade.shtml
- https://www.dw.com/en/asia-pacific-nations-sign-worlds-biggest-free-trade-agreement/a-55604659
Answered by Alexander Vuving, and has been reviewed by PSA Team
Explore Vietnam >Philippines
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
- https://beijingpe.dfa.gov.ph/list-of-bilateral-agreements/84-phl-chn-relations
- https://www.aseanbriefing.com/news/philippines-and-china-sign-six-agreements/#:~:text=The%20Philippines%20and%20China%20signed,the%20Philippines'%20largest%20trading%20partners
- https://www.prnewswire.com/il/news-releases/dito-leverages-whale-cloud-s-telecom-solutions-to-expand-its-market-in-the-philippines-831493960.html
- https://www.brookings.edu/articles/chinas-digital-services-trade-and-data-governance-how-should-the-united-states-respond/
Supplementary Notes
Despite the West Philippines Sea issue between China and the Philippines, they have a long history of free-trade agreement between from goods and services to digital products such as the DITO Telecom.
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Philippines >Thailand
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
…The China-Thailand FTA was signed in June 2003 and came into effect four months later in October 2003. It is an "early harvest agreement" on farm trade alone, whereby both countries opened their agricultural markets before the broader China-ASEAN FTA comes into force in 2010…. Link., Link, • ASEAN-China FTA is also there)
- https://www.bilaterals.org/?-china-thailand-#:~:text=The%20China%2DThailand%20FTA%20was,comes%20into%20force%20in%202010
- https://aric.adb.org/fta/peoples-republic-of-china-thailand-free-trade-agreement
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.
Explore Thailand >Cambodia
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
• The China-Cambodia FTA to Become Cambodia’s First Bilateral Free Trade Agreement Link
- https://www.aseanbriefing.com/news/the-china-cambodia-fta-to-become-cambodias-first-bilateral-free-trade-agreement/
- https://www.policyforum.net/cambodias-free-trade-agreement-with-china/
- https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade/Cambodia-loses-EU-trade-privileges-as-it-rushes-FTA-with-China
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Cambodia >Malaysia
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Malaysia has already signed and implemented 7 bilateral FTAs with Japan, Pakistan, India, New Zealand, Chile, Australia and Turkey. While at the ASEAN level, Malaysia has 6 regional FTAs with ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA), China, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and India. Link
Supplementary Notes
If regional FTA is also considered as a response, then the influence measure is YES.
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Malaysia >Egypt
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
“By March 1995, the two countries signed an economic and trade agreement to replace the 1985 trade agreement which smoothed and improved the development of bilateral trade between the two countries.” Link
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili
Explore Egypt >Lebanon
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Lebanon has signed bilateral investment agreement with China. Link
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili
Explore Lebanon >India
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
India and China have an agreement as part of the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Agreement
- https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/156696/adbi-dp59.pdf
- https://www.india-briefing.com/news/whats-going-on-with-india-china-preferential-and-free-trade-agreements-21727.html/
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Dr. Sriparna Pathak
Explore India >Montenegro
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
- https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%AD%E5%8D%8E%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9B%BD%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E5%92%8C%E9%BB%91%E5%B1%B1%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9B%BD%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E7%BB%8F%E6%B5%8E%E8%B4%B8%E6%98%93%E5%8D%8F%E5%AE%9A/22284315?fr=aladdin
- https://www.aa.com.tr/ba/politika/podgorica-potpisan-sporazum-o-privredno-tehni%C4%8Dkoj-saradnji-s-kinom/266461
Supplementary Notes
China and Montenegro signed a trade agreement granting each other Most Favored Nation status in 2006. Subsequently, the two countries also signed a technical agreement on economic cooperation in 2013.
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Montenegro >Latvia
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
People's Republic of China-EU Free Trade Agreement (Latvia is one of the members): Link
Answered by Una Berzina-Cherenkova, and has been reviewed by Salome Svanidze
Explore Latvia >Uzbekistan
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
In 2005, China and Uzbekistan signed the “China-Uzbek Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation”, a bilateral treaty containing several initiatives, including cooperation on the economy, trade, counterterrorism, and anti-drug trafficking, among other measures.- Link. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments-Link
- https://www.china-briefing.com/news/china-uzbekistan-bilateral-trade-and-future-outlook/#:~:text=China%2DUzbekistan%20relations,-China%20and%20Uzbekistan&text=In%202005%2C%20China%20and%20Uzbekistan,drug%20trafficking%2C%20among%20other%20measures.
- https://invest.gov.uz/investor/russkij-dvustoronnie-dogovora/
Answered by Farkhad Tolipov, and has been reviewed by Salome Svanidze
Explore Uzbekistan >Gambia
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
"Speaking at the opening of the virtual Gambia-China Economic and Trade Cooperation and Exchange Conference on Monday, Kinteh said the two countries recently signed a new trade agreement that grants duty-free treatment to some Gambian goods exported to China such as fish, groundnut, cassava, sesame and cashew nut"-There is some form of free trade agreement as suggested by the above statement (see attached link for further details).
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Gambia >Zambia
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
There have been numerous agreements signed. It is not easy to pick out free trade ones
Supplementary Notes
The reviewers could not come up with enough evidence to put this beyond doubt. Please refer to the following, which also includes a FOCAC perspective: Link
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Zambia >North Macedonia
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on trade and economic cooperation: concluded on 31 May 1995 in Beijing, ratified on 29 November 1995, published in the “Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia” no. 60/1995, and effective 14 April 1996. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the avoidance of double taxation and the protection against fiscal evasion with respect to income tax and capital tax: concluded on 9 June 1997 in Beijing, ratified on 18 September 1997, published in the “Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia” no. 49/97, and effective 29 November 1997. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on encouragement and mutual protection of investments: concluded on 9 June 1997 in Beijing, ratified on 18 September 1997, published in the “Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia” no. 49/97, and effective 1 November 1997.
- https://www.slvesnik.com.mk/Issues/27896C2B56BE464F84324F80C3B766AB.pdf
- https://finance.gov.mk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Kina_0.pdf
- https://ecfr.eu/special/china-balkans/north-macedonia/#economy-business
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore North Macedonia >Costa Rica
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Costa Rica >Belarus
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
MINSK, 8 April (BelTA) – The first round of negotiations over the agreement on investments and trade in services between Belarus and China was held online on 7 April, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Economy Ministry. (see below URL 1)
Supplementary Notes
On October 25, 2019, the Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation with China dated May 17, 2018 entered into force. The agreement does not provide for the creation of a free trade regime, at the same time it is aimed at eliminating sanitary and technical barriers to trade, developing sectoral cooperation with China in the areas of advanced technologies, innovations, transport and logistics infrastructure.It provides for the rules on ensuring freedom of transit, which creates favorable conditions for Belarusian enterprises’ participation in production and transport chains as part of the Chinese leadership's "One Belt, One Road" initiative. Link (but the information does not specify, that the agreement covers the good, services or digital goods).
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Salome Svanidze
Explore Belarus >Pakistan
Yes
Answer ( 4 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
- https://www.commerce.gov.pk/about-us/trade-agreements/pak-china-free-trade-agreement-in-goods-investment/
- https://tdap.gov.pk/china-pakistan-free-trade-agreement-phase-ii/
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Dr Ammar Malik
Explore Pakistan >Ethiopia
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
Skip
No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Not Found
Answered by Jean Githae, and has been reviewed by Tolera Gemta
Explore Ethiopia >Kenya
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
Skip
No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Not Found
Answered by Cathy Wamaitha, and has been reviewed by Allan Cheboi
Explore Kenya >South Africa
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
A full trade agreement has not been negotiated, BUT via the African Union, there is African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which was created by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement which includes South Africa.
- https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-02-17-south-africa-needs-a-free-trade-deal-with-china-not-the-belt-and-road-initiative
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Continental_Free_Trade_Area
Answered by Amanda Strydom, and has been reviewed by Chris Roper and Joyce Lin
Explore South Africa >Senegal
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Not Found
- http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/english/fta_qianshu.shtml
- https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/china-trade-agreements
Answered by Christian Ngnie, and has been reviewed by Fadel Thior
Explore Senegal >Brazil
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
The possibility of a free trade agreement between Brazil and China was raised, however this type of approximation encounters internal resistance in Brazil and also depends on Mercosur. Since 2019, there has been no further news about this supposed agreement that was being negotiated, according to Minister Paulo Guedes. In addition, on the website of SisComex (Federal Government Foreign Trade Systems), there is no listed trade agreements between Brazil and China.
- http://siscomex.gov.br/acordos-comerciais/
- https://economia.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,guedes-fala-sobre-possibilidade-de-area-de-livre-comercio-com-a-china,70003087943
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.
Explore Brazil >Bolívia
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Not Found
Answered by Eloisa Larrea Montaño, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.
Explore Bolívia >Argentina
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
Skip
No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Not Found
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.
Explore Argentina >Uruguay
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Uruguay has interests in signing trade-related agreement with China, but Mercosur rules impose restrictions: Link
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.
Explore Uruguay >Paraguay
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Not Found
- https://www.mre.gov.py/tratados/public_web/tratados.aspx
- https://www.economia.gov.py/application/files/6914/6584/2891/01_Convenio_MH-UCITC_Sistema_SIVECA.pdf
Supplementary Notes
Due to the recognition of Taiwan, Paraguay cannot sign treaties with the PRC. When certain interaction is needed, other actors are employed, such as the Paraguayan Cultural, Industrial, Technological and Commercial Union - China.
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.
Explore Paraguay >Colombia
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Colombia has not entered into an FTA with China, although, nearly a decade ago, the previous Colombian administration began negotiations to consider one. More recently, there has been no discussion of an FTA, not even during current President Ivan Duque’s 2019 state visit to China.
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Colombia >Mexico
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
Skip
No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
No evidence found.
Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Mexico >Venezuela
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
Skip
No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
No evidence found.
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Venezuela >Japan
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
Skip
No
Yes
Not Found
Answered by Shin Kawashima and George Remisovsky, and has been reviewed by PSA Team
Explore Japan >United States
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
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No
Yes
Not Found
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by PSA Team
Explore United States >Canada
No
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No
Yes
Not Found
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by PSA Team
Explore Canada >Germany
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
The European common market has no free trade agreement with the PRC.
Answered by Didi Kirsten Tatlow, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Germany >Estonia
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Estonia is part of the European common market.
Answered by Frank Jüris, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Estonia >Czech Republic
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
The country is part of the European common market.
Answered by Tobiáš Lipold and 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Martin Hála
Explore Czech Republic >Bosnia and Herzegovina
No
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
According to the PRV Ministry of Commerce, there is no FTA between PRC and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their website lists all FTAs, both active ones and those currently in the process of negotiations, that PRC signed/is negotiation with other countries. Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot be found on either list.
Answered by Tobiáš Lipold, Amina Celikovic, Selma Asceric, Darko Brkan, Emir Velic, Semir Dzebo, Aldin Karahasanovic and Emir Muric, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Bosnia and Herzegovina >Poland
No
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Poland is an EU member country. The bloc’s trade policies are formulated by the relevant EU organs and executed by the EU Commission. Free Trade Agreements are negotiated and signed by EU organs. Therefore the list of FTA’s for the whole bloc is also the list for Poland. So far no FTA between China and EU has been signed and the CAI ratification process is frozen.
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Poland >United Kingdom
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
The UK does not have a free trade agreement with the PRC.
Answered by Martin Thorley, and has been reviewed by Sam Hogg
Explore United Kingdom >Jordan
No
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Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
China and Jordan have neither bilateral, nor regional FTAs signed. Link
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili
Explore Jordan >Turkey
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
Skip
No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Not Found
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Turkey >Serbia
No
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Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
While there is no free trade agreement in place at the moment, there have been announcements that negotiations are under way and such an agreement will be signed by the end of 2022.
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Serbia >Albania
No
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
No evidence found. Free trade agreements of Albania are listed on the Customs Website: Link . There is no agreement with PRC, either direct or indirect.
Supplementary Notes
Albania has a double tax treaty with PRC since 2005. See: Link
Answered by Edval Zoto, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Albania >Sierra Leone
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
China maintains 17 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with its trade and investment partners and is negotiating or implementing an additional eight FTAs. China’s FTA partners are ASEAN, Singapore, Pakistan, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, Costa Rica, Iceland, Switzerland, Maldives, Mauritius, Georgia, Korea, Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, and Macao.
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Sierra Leone >Ghana
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Not Found
- https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/china-trade-agreements
- http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/english/fta_qianshu.shtml
- https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/19/africa-china-afcfta-free-trade-economy-investment-infrastructure-competition/
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Ghana >Tanzania
No
Answer ( 0 / 4 )
Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Interview with government officials show that there is no free-trade agreements between Tanzania and PRC
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Tanzania >Slovakia
No
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Answer
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No
Yes
Supporting Evidence
Not Found
Answered by Filip Noubel, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Slovakia >France
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No
Yes
Not Found
Answered by Filip Noubel, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore France >Bangladesh
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Answer ( 0 / 4 )
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Bangladesh is discussing a free trade agreement (FTA) with China in an effort to boost exports to its massive market (2021 June report). But no such FTA yet.
- https://bida.gov.bd/details/bangladesh-fta-talks-china-minister
- http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/list/chinabengalen/chinabengalennews/1/encateinfo.html
- https://research.hktdc.com/en/article/NTcxMzc1Njcz
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Explore Bangladesh >Lithuania
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No such incident occurred.
Answered by Konstantinas Andrijauskas, and has been reviewed by Vida Macikenaite and Linas Didvalis
Explore Lithuania >Bulgaria
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No FTA with China was signed. Bulgaria is an EU member state, negotiations about FTA are an exclusive competence of the EU.
Answered by Rumena Filipova and Mirela Petkova, and has been reviewed by Matej Šimalčík
Explore Bulgaria >Austria
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The European Union and by extension the European single market has up until this point not signed a free-trade agreement with the PRC.
Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by Alfred Gerstl
Explore Austria >Hungary
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There is no evidence to suggest otherwise.
Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by Kristína Kironská
Explore Hungary >Belgium
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On 30 December 2020, the EU and China concluded in principle the negotiations on the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) (see below URL1). But in this artical "Is the EU-China Investment Agreement Dead?" (see below URL2)., it shows that since China’s refusal to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the agreement is already on ice.
- https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/china/eu-china-agreement_en
- https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/is-the-eu-china-investment-agreement-dead/
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Alfred Gerstl
Explore Belgium >Sweden
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No evidence exists to suggest otherwise.
Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by Richard Turcsányi
Explore Sweden >Finland
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No evidence exists to suggest otherwise.
Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by Richard Turcsányi
Explore Finland >Greece
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The EU has no FTA with China and it would not be feasible for Greece to strike a bilateral deal with China.
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Greece >Afghanistan
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Though PRC grants tax free preferential treatment to Chinese businesses who imports from Afghanistan, but it’s limited, Afghan exports to PRC is still less than 1% of its total export.
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Explore Afghanistan >Turkmenistan
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No FTAs per se, but there's an agreement to trade Turkmen natural gas for Chinese-made military equipment, as shown in the report "In-depth: How China becomes third-largest supplier of weapons worldwide?".
Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Turkmenistan >Ecuador
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- https://dialogochino.net/es/comercio-y-inversiones-es/tlc-propuesto-ecuador-china-oportunidades-preocupaciones/
- http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/english/fta_qianshu.shtml
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Explore Ecuador >Panama
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Explore Panama >Romania
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As a member of the European Union, Romania cannot sign bilateral FTAs. Romania didn't have a free trade agreement with the PRC before joining the EU
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Sorin Ionita
Explore Romania >Moldova
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Negotiations regarding a free trade agreement between Moldova and the PRC have been underway since 2017, but there is no finality in sight. Moldova has FTA in place with the EU, has moved to obtain EU candidate status and is unlikely to sign any FTA with the PRC that would endanger its relations with the EU
Answered by Eugen Muravschi, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Moldova >Ukraine
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Explore Ukraine >Italy
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Not possible as a EU member country
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Sorin Ionita
Explore Italy >Netherlands
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These are topics dealt with by the European Union
Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Sorin Ionita
Explore Netherlands >Azerbaijan
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There is no FTAs between Azerbaijan and China according to the Ministry of Commence, People Republic of China. (see below URL)
Answered by Gubad Ibadoghlu and Vusal Guliyev, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili
Explore Azerbaijan >Spain
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There is one with the European Union under consultation and study.
Answered by Hernan Alberro, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
Explore Spain >Nicaragua
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No such incident occured.
Answered by Hernan Alberro, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.
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