March 02, 2005

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The Sydney Morning Herald talks about a potential China - Australia free trade deal. An economic study has, to no-one's surprise, found big gains likely from an agreement. However the study is not yet public:

Chinese officials have blocked the publication of a joint economic study showing that big gains would be made from a trade deal with Australia, in a move that signals a hard negotiating line against Australian farm interests...Chinese negotiators have blocked an Australian move to release the study because of a section showing that China would gain most from eliminating its own agricultural barriers.

One source involved in the study said China was "amazingly sensitive" about its agricultural barriers: "Every word on agriculture is being scrutinised."

That's worth repeating: China would have the most to gain from eliminating its own agricultural barriers. You won't read that in the China Daily.

posted by Simon on 03.02.05 at 02:54 PM in the




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