Core Points - The "Agreement on Trade in Services and Investment between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Belarus" will be signed on August 22, 2024, and will officially take effect on January 1, 2026 [1] - The agreement aims for high-level mutual openness in service trade and investment between China and Belarus, utilizing a positive list approach for service trade commitments [1] - Specific facilitation rules are established for seven key service sectors: telecommunications, transportation and logistics, finance, postal and express delivery, health, tourism and travel, and computing [1] - For non-service investment, a "pre-establishment national treatment plus negative list" model is adopted, along with comprehensive investment protection rules [1] - The agreement also includes provisions on temporary movement of natural persons, e-commerce, intellectual property, competition, small and medium-sized enterprises, and dispute resolution [1] - This agreement marks the first free trade agreement signed by China with a member of the Eurasian Economic Union, enhancing bilateral trade and investment cooperation potential between China and Belarus [1]

Core Viewpoint - The second round of negotiations for the "China-Kyrgyzstan Service Trade and Investment Agreement" took place in Bishkek from November 12 to 14, 2025, focusing on initial terms, service trade, investment, and the movement of natural persons, with a work plan for the next steps being drafted [1] Group 1 - The negotiations involved in-depth exchanges on initial terms and various chapters including service trade and investment [1] - A work plan for the next steps was proposed during the discussions [1]