TOKYO -- Canada's bid to join the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework has the backing of all current members, the country's trade minister said Monday, expressing optimism about the prospects of participating in the U.S.-led regional partnership aimed at countering China.
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Canada's IPEF bid has support from all members: trade minister
Ottawa sees Indo-Pacific framework as 'complementary' to strategy
Canada intends to boost energy exports to Japan and work with Tokyo on supply chain resiliency, Trade Minister Mary Ng told Nikkei in Tokyo on Dec. 5. (Photo by Tamayo Muto)
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