Britain joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, becoming the first new country to take part since its inception in 2018
AUCKLAND, July 16 - Members of a major trans-Pacific trade pact said on Sunday they were gathering information on China, Taiwan and other countries interested in joining the agreement to see whether they were able to meet the pact's "high standards".
"The membership is currently undertaking an information-gathering process on whether aspirant economies can meet the CPTPP's high standards, taking into account their experience on their trade commitments," the members said in a joint statement. "We continue to discuss how to move forward collectively on accession processes in a way that reflects all our interests and maintains the high standards," the CPTPP statement said.
Damien O'Connor, New Zealand's trade minister who chaired this CPTPP meeting, said at a press conference there was no time frame for when any decisions on future membership would be made.
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