Youaiwan is intensifying its efforts to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP), one of the largest free trade groups in the world, which applied to join in September 2021.

Government of Taipei send delegates to peruvian And Chilli fighting for his candidacy taiwanconfirmed on Thursday Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Roy Lee to Taiwan legislators.

Eleven signatory countries from CPTPP, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and VietnamThey are members of important regional trade and political integration blocs.

To date, CPTPP It has been ratified and is valid in eight bloc countries. Brunei, Chilli And Malaysia their ratification process is delayed.

Since member of CPTPP scheduled to meet in July and may discuss the entry of more countries, the Taiwan government is doing everything possible to achieve their entry, including visits of delegations to several member countries, to promote candidacy taiwansaid read in a legislative session.

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great Britain formally apply to join the CPTPP in February 2021, and became the first non-founding country to join the bloc last March, after more than two years of negotiations.

Although Taipei applied to enter around the same time as London That CPTPP Commission Haven’t made a decision yet on whether to start negotiations taiwan. Perhaps the delay is explained by China they are also applying to join the transpacific bloc.

When lawmakers asked Lee to explain the challenge from taiwan to become a signatory to the trade deal, the official said the government had difficulty getting information about the process by which members CPTPP will review the membership application taiwan.

Japan And Canada have expressed their public support for the candidacy taiwan and position from Australia fixed that CPTPP open to all economies that meet high standards, he said read.

But in case peruvian And Chilli there is little information about how they view requests taiwanso it was decided to form a delegation to submit nominations lime And Santiago and ask for your support, added the Deputy Foreign Minister.