On January 16-19, 2017, the 5th round of China-Sri Lanka FTA negotiation was held in Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka. The two sides exchanged views on issues concerning trade in goods, trade in service, investment, economic and technical cooperation, rule of origin, customs procedures and trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade (TBT), sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS) and trade remedy. Positive progress has been made.
