Taiwan submits bid to join CPTPP trade pact

Bloc members now face choice of supporting Beijing or Taipei

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen: Taiwan has already been discussing CPTPP membership informally with the trade bloc's existing members. © Reuters

YU NAKAMURA, TOMOHIRO EBUCHI and SATSUKI KANEKO, Nikkei staff writer

September 22, 2021 21:45 JST

Updated on September 23, 2021 11:27 JST

TAIPEI/TOKYO -- Taiwan announced Thursday that it has submitted an application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the cabinet said late Wednesday, in a move expected to trigger opposition from China.