Cutler: IPEF partners’ response to U.S. reversal on early harvest reflects commitment

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework partners showed significant commitment to the framework by putting on their “best face” after U.S. politics roiled plans for an early harvest at a leaders' summit earlier this month, former Office of the U.S. Trade Representative negotiator Wendy Cutler said on Thursday, while acknowledging that negotiations are likely to prove even more challenging as the U.S. election cycle ramps up. Cutler, now the vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute, spoke about the upshot of the...