From June 24th to 27th, the third round of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 negotiations was held in Kunming, Yunnan in a combination of online and offline. Director of the International Department of the Ministry of Commerce Yu Benlin co-chaired the meeting with Chairman Biabamo of the ASEAN side. about 370 officials from China, the competent authorities of the ten ASEAN countries and the ASEAN Secretariat attended the meeting.
The two sides conducted in-depth discussions on digital economy, green economy, trade in goods, investment, economic and technological cooperation, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, competition and consumer protection, small and medium-sized enterprises, legal and institutional affairs, standards and technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures. Exchange views and steadily push forward the negotiation process.