The negotiations on the agreement was launched in January 2011. And a memorandum of understanding on finishing China-Switzerland FTA negotiations was signed during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to Switzerland in May 2013. In July 2013, Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng signed the agreement in Beijing with Johann Schneider-Ammann, Swiss federal councilor and head of the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs on behalf of the two governments.
 
The agreement is believed to push China-Switzerland economic and trade cooperation to the next level. With the numerous serious antidumping rules against China in EU during execution, It is definitely a good chance for the Chinese export-oriented fastener manufacturers to find new market.

The texts of the agreement in Chinese, English and French languages have been released on China FTA Network

紧固件展-2015第十六届广州国际紧固件及设备展览会-巨浪展览-The 16th China(Guangzhou)Int’l Fastener & Equipment Exhibition