China stalls on 'early harvest' pledge to Asean; Framework agreement on economic cooperation.(Business) From: Manila Bulletin | Date: July 15, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT

China is backtracking from its early harvest commitment, a concept earlier used by Beijing as a come on for ASEAN to agree to a free trade area (FTA) agreement, documents showed.

A draft ASEAN-China Framework Agreement on Economic Cooperation revealed that China cited several reasons for its change of heart.

Foremost, China has difficulty agreeing to the ASEAN's definition of early harvest" as a down payment from Chin...

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