June 23, 2021
BANGKOK (AP) The United Kingdom (UK) launched negotiations yesterday to join a trans-Pacific trade bloc as it looks to explore new opportunities following its departure from the European Union (EU) and strengthen its strategic interests in Asia.
The start of talks to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), made up of 11 counties with a combined half billion people, came as Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab met with his counterpart and other Vietnamese officials during his fifth visit to Southeast Asia in his current job.
Britain is also looking to attain “dialogue partnership” status with the 10-country ASEAN, as it pursues a “tilt” toward the Indo-Pacific region in response to China’s growing influence on the world stage that was recommended by a recent British government review of defence and foreign policy.
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