UK keen for TPP entry and Japan trade deal after Brexit

Beijing should be mindful of Belt and Road 'debt trap,' says foreign secretary

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The U.K. wants to "carry on trade with Japan after Brexit," and join the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, said Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt. (Photo by Shihoko Nakaoka)

SHINYA OSHINO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The U.K. hopes to secure free-trade relationships with Japan and other Asian countries after it leaves the European Union, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt told Nikkei on Tuesday, expressing a desire for both bilateral and multilateral deals.

Hunt also touched on issues regarding Beijing and frictions with Moscow, as well as London's trade and security relationships with Brussels after the divorce set for March 2019 -- known as Brexit -- in the interview held during his visit to Tokyo.

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