{
  "id": 14865881,
  "title": "China's trade barriers remain a hurdle to closer bilateral ties: Sitharaman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/chinas-trade-barriers-remain-a-hurdle-to-closer-bilateral-ties",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-16T04:10:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Standard IN",
    "slug": "business-standard-in",
    "url": "https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/china-s-trade-barriers-remain-a-hurdle-to-closer-bilateral-ties-sitharaman-126101600181_1.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Finance Minister Sitharaman stated that Chinese non-tariff barriers are restricting Indian exports of vegetables, beef, and generic drugs. According to Business Standard IN, these barriers are complicating efforts to improve bilateral relations and strengthen trade.\n\nAt the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi, officials from Canada and Singapore expressed continued commitment to strengthening trade ties with China despite global fragmentation. Canada’s minister of international trade, Maninder Sidhu, noted that China is Canada's second-largest trading partner and identified opportunities for cooperation in technology and agriculture, specifically regarding China's energy storage technologies and Canadian exports of beef and canola.\n\nSingapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and minister for trade and industry, Gan Kim Yong, stated that it is important for countries to continue engaging with one another as geopolitical tensions increasingly divide the global economy.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune Business",
        "title": "Canada, Singapore reaffirm China trade ties amid global push for self-sufficiency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/canada-singapore-reaffirm-china-trade-ties-amid-global-push-for-self-14799904",
        "published": "2026-10-15T21:28:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "India, Canada sign pacts as trade deal gathers pace",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/india-canada-sign-pacts-as-trade-deal-gathers-pace",
        "published": "2026-10-16T06:51:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}