Free trade agreements of China

China is party to several free trade agreements (FTAs) worldwide.

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  Countries with free trade agreements with China (bilateral, ACFTA, and RCEP)

Active agreements

The following agreements are currently in effect, signature and entry into force dates are as listed by the World Trade Organization.^[1]

Nation(s)/Region(s)	Signed	Effective	Treaty	Ref.
Hong Kong	29 June 2003	29 June 2003	Closer Economic Partnership Agreement	[2]
Macau	18 October 2003	18 October 2003	Closer Economic Partnership Agreement	[3]
Chile	18 November 2005	1 October 2006	Free Trade Agreement	[4]
	11 November 2017		Upgraded Protocol
Pakistan	24 November 2006	7 July 2007	Free Trade Agreement	[5]
	28 April 2019	1 January 2020	Upgraded Protocol
New Zealand	7 April 2008	1 October 2008	Free Trade Agreement	[6]
	26 January 2021		Upgraded Protocol
Singapore	23 October 2008	1 January 2009	Free Trade Agreement	[7]
	12 November 2018		Upgraded Protocol
Peru	28 April 2009	1 March 2010	Free Trade Agreement	[8]
ASEAN	21 November 2007	1 January 2010	Free Trade Area	[9]
	22 November 2015		Upgraded Protocol
Taiwan	29 June 2010	12 September 2010	Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement	[10][11]
Costa Rica	8 April 2010	1 August 2011	Free Trade Agreement	[12]
Iceland	15 April 2013	1 July 2014	Free Trade Agreement	[13]
Switzerland	6 July 2013	1 July 2014	Free Trade Agreement	[14]
South Korea	1 June 2015	20 December 2015	Free Trade Agreement	[15]
Australia	17 June 2015	20 December 2015	Free Trade Agreement	[16]
Georgia	13 May 2017	1 January 2018	Free Trade Agreement	[17]
Maldives	7 December 2017	1 January 2025	Free Trade Agreement
Mauritius	17 October 2019	1 January 2021	Free Trade Agreement	[18]
Cambodia	12 October 2020	1 January 2022	Free Trade Agreement
RCEP Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Japan South Korea Laos Malaysia Myanmar New Zealand Philippines Singapore Thailand	15 November 2020	1 January 2022	Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Nicaragua	31 August 2023	1 January 2024	Free Trade Agreement	[19]
Ecuador	11 May 2023	1 May 2024	Free Trade Agreement
Serbia	17 October 2023	1 July 2024	Free Trade Agreement	[20]

Negotiations

The following agreements are currently under negotiation.

Nation(s)	Treaty
Sri Lanka	Free Trade Agreement
Moldova	Free Trade Agreement
Palestine	Free Trade Agreement
Panama	Free Trade Agreement
Norway	Free Trade Agreement
Japan South Korea	Free Trade Agreement
Gulf Cooperation Council	Free Trade Agreement
Israel	Free Trade Agreement
Honduras	Free Trade Agreement

Agreements of Hong Kong

As a special administrative region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong maintains its own custom territory separate from mainland China, and signs its own agreements. The following agreements are currently in effect, signature and entry into force dates are as listed by the WTO.^[1]

Nation(s)/Region(s)	Signed	Effective	Treaty	Ref.
China	29 June 2003	29 June 2003	Closer Economic Partnership Agreement	[2]
New Zealand	29 March 2010	1 January 2011	Free Trade Agreement	[21]
EFTA Iceland Liechtenstein Norway  Switzerland	21 June 2011	1 October 2012	Free Trade Agreement	[22]
Chile	7 September 2012	9 October 2014	Free Trade Agreement	[23]
Macau	27 October 2017	27 October 2017	Closer Economic Partnership Agreement	[24]
ASEAN	28 March 2018	11 June 2019	Free Trade Agreement	[25]
Georgia	28 June 2018	13 February 2019	Free Trade Agreement	[26]
Australia	26 March 2019	17 January 2020	Free Trade Agreement	[27]