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Japan
“All the countries, including Japanese, are very closely following the negotiation,” outgoing Japanese ambassador Kenjiro Monji said. “Because if we have to deal with United States, we can learn from this experience. A lot.”
A new split East Asian order is emerging led by China through the RCEP negotiations and Belt and Road Initiative.
Taiwan will continue its efforts to forge an economic partnership agreement (EPA) with Japan.
Negotiators met for two days in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, to discuss what parts of the original deal they wished to shelve.
Japan is seeking to make minimal changes. Vietnam has proposed to amend the clause on rules of origin in exports of fabrics, the sources said.
Quicker consensus on rules to suspend could bring broad deal in November.
Taiwan has conditionally lifted a 16-year-old ban on beef imports from Japan, clearing a major roadblock in negotiations on an economic partnership agreement.
As released by the European Council
Signatories eye fresh trade deal without US by year-end.
Imagine the EU finds a new chemical to be dangerous. The EU would like to ban it but is unable to, or is only able to do so with major delays and laxer standards….
