Inside U.S. Trade - 01/30/2015

U.S.-China BIT 'Core Text' Outstanding As Parties Prepare Negative List Offers

January 30, 2015 at 1:05 AM
The United States and China have missed their goal of reaching agreement on the core text of a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) by the end of 2014, but negotiations toward a deal could pick up speed in the first half of this year if Beijing comes forward with an offer that limits investment only in a narrow way, according to private-sector sources. John Frisbie, president of the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC), said at a Jan. 22 press roundtable that the...

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