ISDS Case Map
CPTPP
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
There is evidence of a potential conflict between the CPTPP and the UK’s current system of market authorisation of generic and biosimilar drugs.
When Taiwan aimed to join the first incarnation of the CPTPP, the US-led Trans Pacific Partnership, it garnered little support due to concerns about China.
President Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged a raft of economic reforms as part of China’s efforts to join a Pacific Rim trade pact abandoned four years ago by the US and warned against efforts to “draw ideological lines” in the Asia-Pacific region.
Joining the pact is a smart move for Beijing, but will it abide by the rules?
Any new entry in the CPTPP requires the unanimous support of all the trade bloc's members.
While there are clear benefits for large companies to joining the pact, there are also clear drawbacks that could make life harder for the average Thai.
President Xi Jinping said Thursday that China is open to negotiations on industrial subsidies and state-owned enterprises in order to be accepted into the CPTPP.
Analysts and trade experts weigh in on China’s bid to join yet another economic pact that could draw interest on a global scale
China will apply to join the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement to strengthen international cooperation on digital regulation, President Xi Jinping said.
It’s not just the different agreements, per se – the distinctly different models of FTAs are complicating trade regimes in the region.
