As the United States begins trade talks with Europe this week and prepares for the next round of negotiations with Japan and others on the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership, experts and business leaders expect the discussions to put pressure on China<\/strong><\/a> to come to the bargaining table or get left behind.\u00a0From William Mauldin of The Wall Street Journal:<\/p>\n
“Europe and the United States are not just going to wait for China\u2014they’re going to move forward,” said Myron Brilliant, executive vice president for international affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. [Source<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
China signed a free trade pact with Iceland<\/a> in April, its first-ever agreement with a European country, and last weekend reached a deal with Switzerland<\/strong><\/a>. From Reuters:<\/p>\n
According to government news agency Xinhua, Gao described its free-trade agreement with Switzerland as a comprehensive and mutually beneficial pact that should contribute to increased trade between the two economies. [Source<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"