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NZ, U.S. Trade Experts Discuss Prospects for China, Taiwan CPTPP Accession
At a Washington International Trade Association (WITA) webinar on the CPTPP
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss-ZYzWe77Y] yesterday, Tim Groser, formerly
New Zealand's ambassador to the United States, and Wendy Cutler, formerly of
USTR, both offered thoughts on various aspects of the applications by China and
Taiwan
Taiwan Representative Testifies before Australian Parliamentary Committee on Joining CPTPP
On October 12, the Trade Subcommittee of the Australian Parliament's Joint
Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade heard testimony from
[https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?bid=committees/commjnt/25097/&sid=0001]
Elliott Charng of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
At WTO General Council Meeting, U.S. and Other WTO Members Push for Taiwanese Chair of GPA Committee
As we reported
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/wto-government-procurement-committee-debates-appointment-of-taiwanese-delegate-as-chair/]
last month, there has been some heated debate over the appointment of Ms
Liang-Rong Lin [https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3948974] of Taiwan -- or
the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese
Taipei), as it is
Tony Abbott on the Applications of China and Taiwan to Join the CPTPP
On September 30, the Trade Subcommittee of the Australian Parliament's Joint
Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade met with former
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
[https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?bid=committees/commjnt/25041/&sid=0003]
(currently an adviser to
Taiwan Applies to Join the CPTPP: Government Statements, Potential Trade Issues, and Geopolitical Context
On September 22 local time, just a week after China submitted an application
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/china-formally-applies-to-join-cptpp-issues-reactions-and-prospects/]
to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific
Partnership (CPTPP), Taiwan submitted
[https://www.ey.gov.tw/otn/47E95C7DA961C934] (link in Chinese) an application as
well. As the process moves forward,
Taiwan May Challenge China at the WTO over Fruit Bans
After China imposed an import suspension on two types of Taiwanese fruit last
week, Taiwanese officials warned of challenging this decision at the WTO. This
challenge could simply be raising the issue in a WTO Committee, but if it turns
into a formal dispute, it would be the first WTO
WTO Government Procurement Committee Debates Appointment of Taiwanese Delegate as Chair
At a July 16 meeting of the WTO's Committee on Government Procurement, WTO
Members that are parties to this Agreement debated the appointment of Ms
Liang-Rong Lin of Taiwan [https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3948974] -- or
the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and