After Australia and China reached agreement on allowing lobster exports to China, Australian government officials have denied that there was a "quid pro quo" deal in which Australia now owes China something, with China's application to join the CPTPP mentioned in this context.

In recent interviews, Chinese Ministry of Commerce officials mapped out the country's efforts on trade talks and renewed its commitment to joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and concluding other free trade agreements (FTAs).

At a think tank event this week, current and former trade officials from Mexico and New Zealand offered their views on China's possible accession to the CPTPP and Mexico's position on China trade in the upcoming USMCA review.

Australia's Productivity Commission, which is the Australian Government's independent research and advisory body on a range of economic, social and environmental issues, has written about the economic gains from China joining the CPTPP.

At a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on U.S. trade policy today, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai was asked about several China and Taiwan related trade issues: The review of the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports, trade negotiations with Taiwan, and China's application to

At the 2024 International Trade Conference put on by the Washington International Trade Association (WITA), several U.S. trade policy experts took stock of U.S.-China trade relations.

As the UK finalizes its membership in the CPTPP, Parliament has been debating whether to impose extra scrutiny over China's accession to the agreement.