China's President Xi Jinping meets US President Barack Obama in Washington. The two countries have agreed to speed up work on a bilateral investment treaty. Photo: EPA China's President Xi Jinping meets US President Barack Obama in Washington. The two countries have agreed to speed up work on a bilateral investment treaty. Photo: EPA
China's President Xi Jinping meets US President Barack Obama in Washington. The two countries have agreed to speed up work on a bilateral investment treaty. Photo: EPA
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Talks with US on investment treaty boost outlook for China's free-trade zones

Faltering free-trade zones could gain new lease of life as testing grounds for two-way investment deal between the world's two biggest economies

Daniel Ren
Daniel Ren

Updated: 3:03am, 5 Oct, 2015

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China's President Xi Jinping meets US President Barack Obama in Washington. The two countries have agreed to speed up work on a bilateral investment treaty. Photo: EPA China's President Xi Jinping meets US President Barack Obama in Washington. The two countries have agreed to speed up work on a bilateral investment treaty. Photo: EPA
China's President Xi Jinping meets US President Barack Obama in Washington. The two countries have agreed to speed up work on a bilateral investment treaty. Photo: EPA
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