CPTPP to discuss Taiwan, China joining trade pact
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
Members of a major trans-Pacific trade pact meeting in Auckland on Sunday are set to discuss applications by China and Taiwan to join the group, proposals that have deepened the rancor among the neighbors and divided the opinions of member-nations. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is…
Members of a major trans-Pacific trade pact meeting in Auckland on Sunday are set to discuss applications by China and Taiwan to join the group, proposals that have deepened the rancour among the...
Photo: JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images Critical Questions by Aidan Arasasingham , Emily Benson , Matthew P. Goodman , and William Alan Reinsch Published May 31, 2023 CSIS Negotiators from 14 Indo-Pacific nations concluded negotiations in substance on a new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Supply Chain Agreement. At a ministerial-level meeting on the margins of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum gathering in…
One victim of the pandemic was the smooth functioning of global supply chains. Recent geopolitical conflicts have only worsened the situation. Some contend that friend-shoring is the answer, with partners trading with others that share similar political views. But are there risks from the world fragmenting into compatible trade alliances?