President Xi Jinping says China is considering joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP) Photo: Xinhua President Xi Jinping says China is considering joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP) Photo: Xinhua
President Xi Jinping says China is considering joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP) Photo: Xinhua
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China looks to deepen regional integration via CPTPP as US rivalry grows

  • President Xi Jinping says China is considering joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
  • It marks a significant shift in Beijing’s attitude, after watching warily from the sidelines as the US-led trade pact was first negotiated

Zhou Xin
Zhou Xin

Updated: 10:26pm, 23 Nov, 2020

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President Xi Jinping says China is considering joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP) Photo: Xinhua President Xi Jinping says China is considering joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP) Photo: Xinhua
President Xi Jinping says China is considering joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP) Photo: Xinhua
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Zhou Xin

Zhou Xin

Zhou Xin co-leads the political economy team at the Post. He mainly covers economic stories but also writes about Chinese politics and diplomacy. He has previously worked for Reuters and Bloomberg in Beijing.