Chinese trade agreements in the Beijing Olympics

During the Beijing 2022 Olympics, President Xi Jinping welcomed 32 heads of state, prime ministers, royalty and heads of international bodies.

Amongst all the above bilateral meetings:

• China and Ecuador agreed to begin negotiations on a free trade agreement between the two countries.

• Argentina signed the memorandum of understanding on the Belt and Road Initiative, bringing the number of countries and regions involved to 148 members.

• Pakistani Prime Minister Khan confirmed the second phase of construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

• China and Russia reached a 30-year agreement for gas supplies through a new pipeline

• Leaders of several Central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan, also agreed to strengthen cooperation in the oil and natural gas sector
  

• Polish President Andrzej Duda confirmed interest in more agricultural exchanges.
  

• China and Serbia agreed to begin negotiations on a free trade agreement between the two countris to be signed by end 2022.

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