No. 147: The Sino-Swiss Free Trade Agreement

Author(s): Marc Lanteigne
Editor(s): Christian Nünlist
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 147
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2014

The free trade agreement signed between China and Switzerland in 2013 is among the most ambitious trade deals signed by both countries to date. The agreement is the first that Beijing has signed with a nation in continental Europe. Although concerns remain about labour rights and the environment, the deal is also seen as a major step forward for Switzerlands engagement in Asia.

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Sino-Swiss Foreign Trade 1990-2012

Switzerland's Top 3 Trade Partners