国内英语资讯:APTA amendment to help Asian economic integration: MOC
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 1-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span>-<span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="APTA">APTA</span>) <span word="became">became</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="impetus">impetus</span>, <span word="prompt">prompt</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="increases">increases</span>, <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="materialize">materialize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Belt">Belt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adjustment">adjustment</span>, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="APTA">APTA</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="by">by</span> 33 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="under">under</span> 10,312 <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="codes">codes</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="less">less</span>-<span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Laos">Laos</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="reductions">reductions</span> <span word="of">of</span> 86 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="concession">concession</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="APTA">APTA</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="May">May</span> 2001, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="Bangkok">Bangkok</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="APTA">APTA</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2005. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adoption">adoption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="liberalization">liberalization</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>.</p>
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