China’s Xi confirms country plan to boost trade talks with EU, Japan and SK

Chinese President Xi Jinping via a video speech acknowledged China’s plan for early signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and fast pace negotiations of China-EU investment treaty, and the China-Japan-ROK free trade agreement. RCEP is set to be the world’s largest trade agreement, if 15 Asia-Pacific countries sign the deal at year end.

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