China and Congo (Brazzaville) sign the Arrangement on Early Harvest of the Economic Partnership Agreement for Common Development

On November 4th, Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce of China, and Chris Dyer, Minister of International Cooperation and Promotion of Public Private Partnership of Congo (Brazzaville), signed the "Early Harvest Arrangement of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Congo for Common Development" in Shanghai.

  Congo (Brazzaville) is the first African country to sign an early harvest arrangement with China. According to the early harvest arrangement, China will implement zero tariffs on 100% tariff items of products in Congo, and Congo will further open its market to China.

In the future, China will actively promote the signing of economic partnership agreements for common development with other African countries, implement zero tariffs on 100% of taxable products for all African countries that have established diplomatic relations, help African countries share China's huge market and vast development opportunities, and provide long-term, stable, and predictable institutional guarantees for China Africa trade and investment cooperation.