China, ASEAN complete negotiations on upgraded free trade deal
“China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have completed negotiations to further refine their free trade area to include the digital and green economy and other new industries, China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday.”
“The so-called 3.0 version of the free trade area will ‘inject greater certainty into regional and global trade and play a leading and exemplary role for countries to adhere to openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation,’ the statement said.”
“The pact will ‘promote the deep integration of the production and supply chains of both sides,’ it added.”