U.S. officials: APEC meetings offer trade opportunities beyond IPEF

All eyes will be on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity next week as the U.S. convenes a ministerial ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' meetings in San Francisco, but senior officials this week stressed that the administration also is looking to APEC as it works to bolster trade ties in the region. The APEC leaders’ meeting has long been an informal deadline for IPEF deliverables, with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai last month announcing members would unveil “...