Which Countries Has China Signed Free Trade Agreements with?
Contributed by Ms. Zhao Jing, Hylands Law Firm. For more posts about China Customs Affairs, please click here.
As of January 2023, China has signed 19 free trade agreements (FTAs) and one preferential trade agreement with 26 countries and regions.
These FTA partners cover Asia, Oceania, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. The trade volume between China and these FTA partners accounts for approximately 35% of China’s total foreign trade.
China has signed multilateral and bilateral FTAs as follows:
- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
- China-Cambodia FTA
- China-Mauritius FTA
- China-Maldives FTA
- China-Georgia FTA
- China-Australia FTA
- China-Korea FTA
- China-Switzerland FTA
- China-Iceland FTA
- China-Costa Rica FTA
- China-Peru FTA
- China-New Zealand FTA (including upgrade)
- China-Singapore FTA (including upgrade)
- China-Chile FTA (including upgrade)
- China-Pakistan FTA
- China-Pakistan FTA Phase II
- China-ASEAN FTA
- China-ASEAN (“10+1”) FTA Upgrade
- Closer Economic and Partnership Arrangement between the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao
The multilateral and bilateral FTAs that China is involved in negotiating are as follows:
- China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) FTA
- China-Japan-Korea FTA
- China-Sri Lanka FTA
- China-Israel FTA
- China-Norway FTA
- China-Moldova FTA
- China-Panama FTA
- China-Korea FTA Phase II
- China-Palestine FTA
- China-Peru FTA Upgrade
China is considering accession to the following multilateral and bilateral FTAs:
- China-Colombia FTA
- China-Fiji FTA
- China-Nepal FTA
- China-Papua New Guinea FTA
- China-Canada FTA
- China-Bangladesh FTA
- China-Mongolia FTA
- China-Switzerland FTA Upgrade Joint Feasibility Study
China is a party to the following preferential trade agreement:
Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement
Detailed information about China’s FTAs may be found on the website below:
