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Published Date: 2017-12-21
Taiwan is seeking to gain support for entry into the free-trade pact known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The CPTPP was established by eleven countries after the US quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks and that pact’s subsequent collapse in November.
The foreign ministry reported Thursday that Taiwan’s delegation solicited support at a recent WTO ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires. The delegation, led by minister without portfolio John Deng, spoke with representatives from countries including Switzerland, Peru, the Netherlands, South Africa, Mexico and Argentina.
The director of the Department of International Cooperation and Economic Affairs, Lee Sing-ying, said all eleven CPTPP member countries are important trade partners for Taiwan. He said he believes most countries want to see Taiwan become a member as well. Lee said Taiwan is working to relax its trade regulations in order to facilitate its entry into the CPTPP.