BANGKOK -- China's and Taiwan's applications to participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement -- which came six days apart in September -- stirred up waves in the Taiwan Strait and sent ripples across much wider oceans.
By luring back U.S., bloc could deal from position of multilateral strength

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. President Joe Biden. (Source photos by Reuters)
BANGKOK -- China's and Taiwan's applications to participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement -- which came six days apart in September -- stirred up waves in the Taiwan Strait and sent ripples across much wider oceans.