Friday, September 9, 2022

US, Asian Countries Begin Trade Talks To Counter China

 

The Straits Times/Bloomberg: US to Start Economic Talks With 13 Nations to Counter China 

WASHINGTON - The US is set to host the first gathering of Asian nations on an economic agreement envisioned by the White House as a counter to China's rising influence in the region. 

Thirteen countries are expected to send representatives to the two-day kickoff event starting Thursday in Los Angeles for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, or IPEF, which covers about 40 per cent of global gross domestic product. 

It includes the US, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and Indonesia all members of the Group of 20 (G-20) largest economies, as well as Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.  

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WNU Editor: Beijing is responding to this US effort to counter China's growing economic influence in Asia .... Washington weaponizes IPEF even before it takes shape: Global Times editorial. 

US, Asian Countries Begin Trade Talks To Counter China  

U.S., Indo-Pacific countries launch trade talks shunning tariff cuts -- Reuters  

US Launches Asia Economic Forum To Counter China -- Barrons/AFP  

Indo-Pacific ministers talk skills training, not tariffs, at U.S. gathering -- Nikkei Asia 

US, Asian countries begin trade talks with tariff cuts off table -- Al Jazeera  

Building the US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, pillar by pillar -- SCMP

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