China and other country economic trade cooperation

      In recent years, China and Latin America and Oceania regional economic and trade cooperation have developed rapidly. In particular, in 2008, China and the two countries in the region close high-level exchanges, political relations continue to warm, regional and bilateral economic and trade exchange mechanism to run smoothly.

      In May 2008, Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu to visit Costa Rica, Venezuela and Uruguay. By the end of June to early July, the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau Standing Committee He Guoqiang visit to Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, the three countries. In mid-November, Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Costa Rica, Cuba and Peru, and attend the APEC summit held in Peru. At that time, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and other Latin American leaders to visit China. Timing of the use of high-level exchanges between China and the countries concerned on a number of economic and trade cooperation conducted in-depth study and signed a number of intergovernmental agreements and business cooperation agreement to further development of bilateral economic and trade relations has injected new vitality.

      In addition, in 2008, China respectively, with Cuba, Venezuela, Uruguay, Bolivia bilateral economic and trade mixed committee held a meeting with Mexico's high-level committee to convene a Sino-Mexican economic and trade sub-committee and the fourth high-level working group meetings held with Cuba, the first six mid-term consultations and medieval Investment Working Group. Through this mechanism of economic and trade exchanges between China and relevant countries on economic and trade cooperation in a number of major issues in negotiations for the Sino-Latin American economic and trade relations and create a favorable environment for further development.

      In 2008, "China and Chile FTA," the smooth implementation of the two sides signed a "Sino-Chilean FTA supplementary agreement on trade in services," the two sides have on the investment part of the first round of negotiations was held. In addition, President Hu Jintao's visit to Peru, the two sides jointly announced the Peru FTA negotiations are concluded, and will choose the formal signing of an agreement; China and Costa Rica and Colombia completed the joint FTA feasibility study, the first round of the Colombian Free Trade Area the negotiations had ended.

      China and Australia maintained sound development momentum of bilateral economic and trade relations. Australia is China's important energy and mineral resources of partners, the two economies are highly complementary, trade and economic cooperation has great potential. According to the two countries signed in 1973, inter-governmental trade agreement, the two sides established a joint trade committee. In 1986, two Bureau of the original cascade Authority upgraded to ministerial level, changed its name to Sino-Australian ministerial-level Joint Economic Committee, held every two years alternately in the two countries. At present, the Board held a total of 12 meetings. The 12th Board in April 2008 in Beijing. Meanwhile, according to "China-Australia Trade and Economic Cooperation Framework." China and Australia established a vice-ministerial level of the "Trade and Investment Committee," from time to time review and check the "framework" for cooperation in the fields listed in progress. Sino-Australian Trade and Investment Committee in January 2004, respectively, in September 2004 and May 2005 was held three meetings.

      In the development of relations with China, New Zealand walk in the forefront of the developed countries has made four first: the first bilateral talks with China's WTO entry end of the first to recognize China's full market economy status, the first one with China in bilateral free trade agreements negotiations, the first one to sign the FTA with China. China and New Zealand economies are highly complementary, in the mechanical and electrical products, agriculture and animal husbandry, trade in services, environmental technology, clean energy and other areas have great potential for development in the implementation of the new free trade agreements will further promote trade and economic cooperation forward发展. In 2004 five new mid-signed the "New Trade and Economic Cooperation Framework." "Framework" to define the two sides will in trade, investment, education, tourism, agriculture, etc. to strengthen cooperation in 15 areas, and conduct a joint feasibility study on FTA. New Zealand recognized China's full market economy status. In the "framework" under the guidance of the new trade, investment, education, tourism, quality inspection and customs cooperation in many fields such as steadily pushed forward, deepening. In November 2004, President Hu Jintao and New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark announced the launch of China - New Zealand free trade agreement talks. After 15 rounds of talks on April 7, 2008, the new free trade agreement. This is the first one to sign my covers trade in goods, services, trade, investment and many other areas of comprehensive free trade agreement. It is the signing of New Zealand became the first free trade agreement with China in the developed countries. According to the two sides agreed that "the Agreement" was October 1, 2008 start.