Taiwan casts net for trade deals as China blocks RCEP entry

Options include CPTPP and bilateral pact with US but political hurdles remain

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As Taiwan's chance to join RCEP grew slim, President Tsai Ing-wen turned her focus to other potential trade deals. (Source photos by Reuters) 

CYBIL CHOU, Contributing writer

TAIPEI -- Sidelined from the world's largest trading bloc, Taiwan is pinning its hopes on other free trade deals as it seeks to move further away from economic reliance on China.

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