中韩正式签署自贸协定 超九成产品有望零关税

China, S.Korea sign FTA deal

中韩正式签署自贸协定

China and South Korea signed a free tradeagreement (FTA) in Seoul on Monday, the largestbilateral FTA deal for China in terms of trade volume.

中国和韩国于6月1日在首尔正式签署《中华人民共和国政府和大韩民国政府自由贸易协定》，中韩自贸协定是我国迄今为止对外签署的涉及国别贸易额最大的自贸协定。

Under the accord, South Korea will eliminate tariffs on 92% of all products from China within20 years, while China will abolish tariffs on 91% of all South Korean goods.

根据协定，在20年内，韩国将取消来自中国92%商品的关税，中国将取消韩国91%产品的进口关税。

The countries began talks in May 2012 which covered 17 areas, including trade in goods andservices, investment and trade rules as well as e-commerce and government procurement.

中韩自贸协定谈判于2012年5月启动，协定范围涵盖货物贸易、服务贸易、投资和贸易规则、电子商务和政府采购等17个领域。