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China, New Zealand to sign free trade deal in April: reports
Yahoo News ^ | 3/29/2008

Posted on 03/30/2008 9:43:36 PM PDT by steelboy

China will sign its first free trade pact with a developed country on April 7 when it inks a deal with New Zealand, according to reports here Sunday.

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Details of the agreement, the result of three years of negotiations, will not be released until after the signing ceremony.

The New Zealand government has confirmed the date and Prime Minister Helen Clark will lead a delegation of 150 business and government representatives to Beijing for the ceremony, the New Zealand Press Association said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; chinaseconomy; newzealand

1 posted on 03/30/2008 9:43:37 PM PDT by steelboy
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To: steelboy

the whore the merrier


2 posted on 03/30/2008 9:47:51 PM PDT by steel_resolve (I stand with the Tibetans.)
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To: steelboy; shaggy eel

Helen Clark rides again!


3 posted on 03/30/2008 9:48:09 PM PDT by null and void (It's 3 AM, do you know where Hillary is? Does she know where Bill is? Does Bill know what 'is' is?)
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To: steel_resolve

> the whore the merrier

The sad thing is, Helen has bi-partisan support for the Free Trade deal. Even a change in government would not alter this outcome.

God Defend New Zealand.


4 posted on 03/31/2008 2:12:11 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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