Tag: CPTPP

Chinese mainland firmly opposes Taiwan joining CPTPP: says spokesperson (Global Times)

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday reiterated the mainland's firm opposition against Taiwan joining or signing any official free trade arrangements, including the Comprehensive...

The CPTPP isn’t just a trade deal for Taiwan, it’s a survival plan (Shihoko Goto, East Asia Forum)

When Taiwan made its bid to join the CPTPP in September, a week after China officially declared its interest in joining, there was speculation about the...

China’s accession is a crucial test for CPTPP development (Global Times)

Some people say that gaining access to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will be a major test for China, but...

China and the United States can play a positive-sum game on the CPTPP (Cai Penghong, East Asia Forum)

China’s application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is prompting domestic and international discussion. People are asking questions about...

The Latin American element in China’s CPTPP bid (Juan J Palacios, East Asia Forum)

China’s bid for membership in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a multifaceted move. An overlooked aspect of it is...

US economic statecraft adrift as China seeks to join mega Asian trade deal (Joshua P. Meltzer, Brookings)

China’s decision to formally seek to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the world’s most important Asian trade deal, presents the U.S....

China moves to join the CPTPP, but don’t expect a fast pass (Mireya Solís, Brookings)

On September 16, China formally submitted a request to accede to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade agreement. This was not surprising...

Geopolitics behind opposition to China’s CPTPP bid (Li Haidong, Global Times)

Illustration: Tang Tengfei/Global Times China's recent application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has received a negative response from the...

Malaysia and Singapore welcome China’s interest in entering the CPTPP (Global Times)

CPTPP Photo: VCG The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) of Malaysia said it is looking forward to welcome China in the Comprehensive and...

China’s bid to join Pacific trade pact a strategic opportunity for Canberra (Shiro Armstrong, East Asia Forum)

China has applied to join the 11 member Asia Pacific trade pact that includes Australia, Canada, Japan and Singapore, all of whom have a...

AUKUS and the CPTPP: It’s all about China (Ian Hill, The Interpreter)

China’s application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) just hours after announcement of the new tripartite AUKUS (Australia, United...

China’s CPTPP application has nothing to do with AUKUS: Foreign Ministry (Global Times)

Photo:VCG China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday said that China’s application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has nothing to do...

China’s CPTPP application faces hurdles, but vast market ‘irresistible’ (Xie Jun and Tu Lei, Global Times)

Cargo ships carrying containers pile up at the Ningbo Zhoushan Port in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang Province on Tuesday. The boom in container throughput...

USA/Trade Policy/Indo Pacific/CPTPP – Reconciling the rhetoric and reality of Biden’s trade policy (Shihoko Goto, East Asia Forum)

Even as the Biden administration continues to tout cooperating with allies to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific, the United States is unlikely to join...

(China/CPTPP) The complexities of China’s CPTPP entry (East Asia Forum)

Choong Yong Ahn, Chung-Ang University Chinese President Xi Jinping made global headlines at the APEC summit on 20 November 2020 by announcing that China was...

(UK/CPTPP) Why Joining the CPTPP Is a Smart Move for the UK (Chatham House)

Hiroshi Matsuura Joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will set or renew the UK’s trade terms with 11 trading partners in...