Japan welcomes Taiwan's application to join CPTPP, says foreign minister
Japanese ministers with responsibilities related to the CPTPP did not make similarly welcoming remarks when Beijing applied to join the regional framework on Sept. 16.
Taiwan applies to join Pacific trade deal just days after China
Taiwan already has free trade deals with two of the members — New Zealand and Singapore — and has been working toward joining the trade agreement for years.
Japan to carefully analyze China's readiness to join TPP after bid
Speculation persists as to whether China can adhere to the trade pact's rules on state-owned enterprises.
China formally applies to join Asian trade deal that Trump abandoned
The application is the result of months of behind-the-scenes discussions after President Xi Jinping said in 2020 the nation was interested in joining.
Japan ratifies massive free trade deal involving China, South Korea and ASEAN
The pact will be Japan's first trade deal involving both China and South Korea — its largest and third-largest trade partners.
Britain begins negotiations to join trans-Pacific trade deal
Britain hopes to carve out a niche for itself in world trade as an exporter of premium consumer goods and professional services.
China quietly continues effort to join trade pact created to exclude it
Officials from Australia, Malaysia and New Zealand have held technical talks with Chinese counterparts on the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership deal will create a huge free trade area accounting for some 30% of global gross domestic product and trade.
U.S. urges removal of 'broad range' of trade barriers with Japan
On a U.S.-China trade deal that also entered into force last year, the USTR said it will continue to "monitor developments closely."
RCEP trade deal could boost Japan's GDP by 2.7%, government says
In its first published estimate of the impact of the multilateral pact covering about a third of global trade, the government predicted around 570,000 jobs would be created.
Negotiations between the U.K. and the partnership — which represents 11 Pacific Rim nations including Japan, Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Vietnam — are expected to start this year.
Japan and Mexico agree to expand membership of TPP free trade pact
Mexico is the first stop of an 11-day trip that will also take Toshimitsu Motegi to Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Senegal, Nigeria and Kenya.
