Indo-PacificTrump comeback threatens to scuttle IPEF in its infancy
Economic framework's supply chain agreement goes into effect Saturday
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has vowed to scrap the framework should he return to the White House. © Reuters
ANNA NISHINO, Nikkei staff writer
February 24, 2024 01:54 JST
TOKYO -- The supply chain agreement under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) goes into effect Saturday, but former U.S. President Donald Trump's potential return to the White House threatens to paralyze the 14-member pact just as it is starting to get off the ground.