ndian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj (R) shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi prior to a meeting in New Delhi on December 21, 2018. - AFP filepic
NEW DELHI: China has sought talks with India to allay concerns on a regional free trade pact it is spearheading, two people familiar with the matter said, as Beijing seeks newer markets amid the ongoing trade war with the US.
The 16-country Regional Comprehensive Economic Agreement has been in the works for a while and China is keen to conclude it by end of 2019, the people said, asking not to be identified as the matter is not public.
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