China sweetens deal, to import $2-trn goods from OBOR nations in 5 yrs

China will also promote free trade talks and push forward with negotiations to form RCEP

China will import $2 trillion worth of products from countries participating in its Belt and Road initiative over the next five years, Commerce Minister Zhong Shan said at a summit on the programme.

He also said China will promote free trade talks and push forward with negotiations to form the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a China-backed trading pact.