China, Switzerland agree to strengthen trade ties – DW – 01/15/2024
www.dw.com
Swiss President Viola Amherd and Chinese Premier Li Qiang met in Swiss capital Bern to boost trade ties. The two met as global leaders kick off an annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

“This marks an important step towards the start of possible negotiations,” the Swiss government said. Besides moving to upgrade the free trade deal, the countries also agreed on simplifying visa procedures for travel, China’s state media outlet Xinhua reported

  • AutoTL;DRBEnglish
    3•10 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    China and Switzerland signed a joint declaration Monday to bolster an existing free trade agreement and deepen bilateral ties, the Swiss government said.

    Efforts to make the deal stronger had stalled over concerns about China’s human rights records.

    A dialogue between the Swiss and Chinese foreign ministries will resume this year and is set to include human rights.

    Besides moving to upgrade the free trade deal, the countries also agreed on simplifying visa procedures for travel, China’s state media outlet Xinhua reported.

    China agreed to provide visa-free entry for Swiss citizens, the Xinhua report said.

    He has pledged to kick up trade and investment last year to generate more excitement around a powerful but a largely lackluster economy.

    The original article contains 296 words, the summary contains 112 words. Saved 62%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!