MOFCOM spokesperson He Yadong provided some updates on the progress made on China's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA).

Last weekend, President Xi Jinping announced [https://twitter.com/henrysgao/status/1454460018120544258] China's decision to apply to join the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA). The Chinese announcement comes a couple weeks after South Korea said [https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2110/S00056/new-zealand-welcomes-the-republic-of-koreas-formal-request-to-join-the-digital-economy-partnership-agreement-depa.htm] it would join.