Calls to advance trade ties

Trilateral FTA to help integrate top Asian economies, official says

China should accelerate its steps in advancing a free trade agreement with Japan and South Korea and promoting the integration of the Asian economies, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.

While the United States is actively advocating a trade agreement across Asia, "China must step up its efforts on pushing forward FTAs in the Asia-Pacific region, including an FTA between China, Japan and South Korea and the ASEAN+3 FTA", Yu Jianhua, assistant commerce minister, said at a forum.