Center for Strategic and International Studies

The European Union in the New Trade Disorder

As protectionism rises and the WTO falters, global trade is being rewired, not collapsing. New hubs centered on the European ...
scmp.com

China’s CPTPP trade aspirations still hinge on bloc’s support as external pressures mount

Beijing is ramping up its call for admission into the world’s highest-standard trade bloc at a time when US-initiated decoupling efforts are increasingly damaging bilateral trade and threatening the ...

Agile deal-making: New Zealand FTA done, time to consider joining CPTPP

It is important now to reconsider whether it makes sense to officially apply for candidacy to CPTPP, a gold-standard trade ...
Global Times

CPTPP could be a strong trading partner for China

Much attention has been paid to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which officially came into effect on Sunday. Without the US, the 11-member free trade ...
csis.org

What Do CPTPP Member Country Businesses Think about the CPTPP?

In 2018, 11 countries—Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam—came together to sign the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for ...
The Diplomat

Can the EU Save the CPTPP?

While the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) was launched with a bang – and the United States is still pretending to believe it would make a big difference – the potential of the Comprehensive and ...
East Asia Forum

Is the CPTPP a risky gamble?

The accord — which calls to revivify the renamed Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) — reaffirms the commitment of the remaining 11 countries to free trade ...
Global Times

Expansion of CPTPP to include China after UK will boost global free trade

The UK officially became the 12th member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Sunday, marking its largest trade deal since Brexit, according to ...
CNBC

Canada’s exports to countries in mega trade deal grew in 'tremendously difficult' times: Minister

Growth in Canada's exports to countries in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific has outpaced that of its exports elsewhere, according to Mary Ng, the country's minister of ...
The Diplomat

Will China Actually Join the CPTPP?

Official state representatives pose for an official photo prior to the signing ceremony of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, CPTPP, in Santiago, Chile, ...
JD Supra

The CPTPP Enters into Force: What Does it Mean for Global Trade?

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) entered into force on December 30, 2018. The Agreement will significantly impact trade among its ratifying ...