As part of an inquiry by the Australian Parliament into expanding the membership of the CPTPP, both China and Taiwan came up as potential new members. The Chinese Embassy and the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce made written submissions, indicating an interest in joining. During the related hearings, when pressed by

On July 27, the UK think tank Policy Exchange hosted an event [ https://policyexchange.org.uk/pxevents/strategic-trade/] on "Strategic Trade" with former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (currently an adviser to the UK Board of Trade [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Trade]) giving the main

Last week, Bloomberg reported [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-12/biden-team-weighs-digital-trade-deal-to-counter-china-in-asia] that the Biden administration was considering the negotiation of a digital trade agreement with countries in the Indo-Pacific as a way to "check China’s influence in the region" (Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand,

On February 24, the State Council Information Office of China held a press conference [http://www.scio.gov.cn/xwfbh/xwbfbh/wqfbh/44687/44948/wz44950/Document/1699129/1699129.htm] with regard to China’s plan for trade and economic development. Chinese Minister of Commerce (MOFCOM) Wang Wentao, Vice Minister of