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The IPEF will see commitments with partners that facilitate agricultural trade through science-based decision making and the adoption of sound, transparent regulatory practices, says USTR.
Academics and representatives of CSOs in IPEF member countries, reflect a shared demand for any Indo-Pacific discussions to advance a genuine alternative to the failed 20th century free trade model, which has undermined governments’ ability to regulate Big Tech and other large corporations.
Tailored pact seeks to counter China's clout while protecting US workers.
The IPEF represents continuity between the colonialist past and neocolonialist present in the Indo-Pacific region.
This decision to engage in negotiations is not a commitment by Thailand to join the final arrangement, the government said.
Sharon Yuan, a veteran of the Treasury Department who worked on the abandoned Trans-Pacific Partnership, has been hired to oversee staff work on the main points of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
The US-led economic framework is designed to reorganize supply chains around the US — possibly sowing the seeds of conflict with China.
IPEF is created to encourage regional economies to “decouple” from the Chinese market by leading them to alternative supply chains.
A State Department spokesperson said the US was still discussing the mechanics of the framework with its partners but will design IPEF to prioritise flexibility and inclusion
Chief Dumo Lulu Briggs, Chairman of Platform Petroleum Limited, has admonished that cross-border service integration through the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will boost the African oil and gas industry.
