China to start cutting tariffs on Asean imports next year.(Business)

From: Manila Bulletin | Date: September 13, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: MARTIN ABBUGAO

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept. 13 (AFP) China is to start cutting tariffs on selected ASEAN imports next year under an early harvest package in its future free trade agreement (FTA) with the 10-nation regional bloc, economic ministers said Friday.

The move is expected to give momentum to forming the world's biggest free trade zone - based on a population of more than 1.7 billion people - within 10 years.

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economic ministers, who met China's Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Shi Guang ...

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