IPEF negotiators to head to San Francisco early as divisions remain

Negotiators hoping to finalize parts of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity’s trade pillar are planning to head to San Francisco well before an IPEF ministerial is set to be held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ summit next month -- and some trade talks are likely to extend beyond the ministerial, sources said. IPEF parties this week are meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the sixth negotiating round -- the last before next month’s ministerial, where...