October 28, 2025
Singaporean prime minister: Next U.S. administration should join CPTPP
The next U.S. administration should seek to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership so it can help set “dynamics” in the region, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said this week. Loong, who spoke during a July 28 webinar hosted by the Atlantic Council, said he hoped the next administration finds a “way to come back to the TPP.” President Trump, who withdrew the U.S. from TPP in 2017, has shown no interest in rejoining; his...
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