Minister: Taiwan’s CPTPP application at ‘risk’ if China joins first

Taiwan’s bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is at risk if China is able to join the agreement before Taipei, Taiwan’s top trade negotiator, Minister John Deng, said on Thursday, according to reports. Taiwan announced it had formally applied to join CPTPP less than a week after Beijing submitted its bid. Deng on Thursday said Taiwan’s decision to apply was not sparked by China’s application, according to reports. But Beijing’s bid could endanger Taipei’s, he...