Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/11
By: Elaine Hou and Kuan-lin Liu

Da Nang, Vietnam, Nov. 11 (CNA) Taiwan must speed up its policy reforms in order to

John Deng (鄧振中/CNA file photo)

be ready to join a newly proposed regional trade deal, should the opportunity present itself, a spokesman for Taiwan’s delegation to this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) summit said Saturday.

The newly proposed Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a new iteration of the Trans-Pacific Partnership following the U.S.’s formal withdrawal in January, sets up a framework for regional trade and cooperation to benefit all members involved.

According to John Deng (鄧振中), key adviser and spokesman for Taiwan’s delegation to the APEC summit, Taiwan has always been interested in joining bilateral and multilateral economic cooperation programs.    [FULL  STORY]