Biden team weighs digital trade deal to counter China in Asia
The policy would represent an early effort by the Biden administration to present an economic plan for the world’s most economically and strategically significant region.
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.
U.K. to begin process to join trans-Pacific trade partnership
Japan has been supportive of the U.K.’s efforts to seal global trade deals as it seeks to carve out a bigger role in Asia following its exit from the EU.
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.
Biden reportedly set to tap Rahm Emanuel as U.S. ambassador to Japan
The decision to nominate the former Chicago mayor, known more for his sharp tongue than his foreign policy chops, is expected to be formally announced later this month.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership deal will create a huge free trade area accounting for some 30% of global gross domestic product and trade.
Don’t forget the U.S.-Japan trade agreement
Not investing more in bilateral U.S.-Japan trade negotiations would be a mistake for both the Biden administration and Congress.
Japan and U.S. to create working groups focusing on emerging tech, climate and COVID-19
Tokyo hopes to use the groupings to bolster ties with the U.S., as the fields are all closely related to policy tasks viewed by Biden as increasingly important.
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 braces for a Biden trade policy focused on U.S. jobs
Trade talks are likely to differ substantially in style compared to those under Donald Trump, but Biden is still likely to push for greater market access and make tough demands.
Biden ponders the trans-Atlantic option to press China
The new team understands that no country, not even the United States, can check Beijing’s ambitions on its own.
