Mercosur-China Trade Talks Must Address Imbalance, Paraguay Says

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South American trade bloc Mercosur would be willing to negotiate a trade agreement with China if it addresses the lopsided commerce between the two trading partners, Paraguay Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez said in an interview.

Trade in Chinese manufactured goods and Mercosur farm commodities leads to a hefty trade deficit in the case of Paraguay, Ramirez said.