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Sep 23, 2021
6:32 AM
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Taiwan has filed an application to join a key Asia-Pacific trade pact just days after China submitted an application.
But it warned that its bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) could be put at risk should China join first.
The two places have a complicated relationship.
Taiwan considers itself as an independent nation, but China regards it as a breakaway province. pg slot
On Thursday, Taiwan's chief trade negotiator John Deng told reporters that if China joined the CPTPP first, "Taiwan's case to become a member will be at risk, this is fairly obvious".
The unanimous approval of all 11 members is needed for new countries to join the pact.
On Thursday, Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters that he welcomed Taiwan's application to join the pact, said a Kyodo News report.
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