"Thisprogrammeis a great exampleofgovernmentworking with universities and industry to maximise the benefits of our freetradeagreement with China, " says Ms Wilkinson.
He also welcomed China's commitment to submit a revised offer to join a World Trade Organization agreement by July that sets standards for international access to government contracts.
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Last month, Mr Latham also contrived to upstage Mr Howard over a free tradeagreement the government had secured with America.
The Democratic majority in the Congress, who follow their intuition when blocking free trade deals, have stalled the ratification of the signed free tradeagreement with a government presiding over Colombia's recovering, almost surging economy.