China

Research & articles

Millions of poor people could be threatened by Australian free trade deal with China (March 2007): The livelihoods of millions of poor sheep herders and cotton farmers could be threatened if a free trade agreement between China and Australia goes ahead, warned Oxfam today (21 March) as it published a new report, ‘Signing Away the Future.’... Read more
Signing Away The Future: How trade and investment agreements between rich and poor countries undermine development (PDF 300KB): A proposed trade deal between Australia and China may have disastrous consequences for poor people living in rural China. This Oxfam briefing paper outlines how rich countries are using regional and bilateral trade deals to obtain concessions they cannot get at the World Trade Organization, with serious implications for the development of poor countries.