Building Up Synergy

Sino-Swiss Free Trade Agreement turns 10 and looks for new pathways to progress

By Ma Xiaowen

‘The Switzerland-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force 10 years ago and it became gradually more important as China reduced its tariffs in accordance with a schedule that—for most tariff lines—extended over 10 years,” said Swiss Ambassador to China Jürg Burri at a gathering celebrating and reflecting on the agreement’s impact. More than 120 diplomats, academics, experts and businesspeople working in the field of bilateral foreign trade attended the gathering in Beijing on April 16. Over the past 10 years, the FTA has benefited exporters from both countries, but there is still room for improvement, according to an evaluation report launched at a panel discussion during the event. A milestone Negotiations of the FTA between China and Switzerland began in 2011, and it was signed on July 6, 2013. The agreement entered into…

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