Following the Ninth Commission Meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which was held in Australia, Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell was asked repeatedly about the chances for China and Taiwan to join the pact, and his deflection of the questions suggests that these applications are not likely to see much progress any time soon.

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