China formally applies to join CPTPP

China on Thursday formally applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to its Ministry of Commerce. China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao this week submitted a formal application to join CPTPP to New Zealand’s Minister of Trade and Export Growth, Damien O’Connor, following a meeting between the two ministers on “follow-up work” related to China’s formal application for membership, the Chinese government said in a statement . New Zealand is the depositary for CPTPP. Beijing...