The announcement of a free trade agreement between theMaldivesand China is another sign of Beijing’s success in its outreach in South Asia. After its push for maritime linkages across the Indian Ocean, including naval exercises and port projects, and for the enhancement of regional connectivity through the Belt and Road Initiative, China seems to be ready to ramp up business ties across South Asia. China already has an FTA with Pakistan, and is exploring or negotiating FTAs with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. The negotiations with the Maldives took about three years and were completed in September this year; it was ratified overnight by Parliament in Male._______________.
In the last sentence in the paragraph, it is mentioned, that negotiations were ‘COMPLETED’, then ‘RATIFIED’ and next step will be ‘SIGNING’. Thus, 4 will be next sentence.
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