TradeNew CPTPP chair Canada should seek to engage Taiwan: ex-officials
Working group invitation floated, but Beijing sure to oppose
A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Canada assumes the rotating chair of the CPTPP commission from January. © Reuters
KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent
December 7, 2023 22:48 JST
OTTAWA -- Canada should seize the opportunity of chairing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in 2024 to propose creative ways to push Taiwan's accession plans forward, former government officials said at a forum in Ottawa.