TOKYO -- Japan will make a fresh attempt to expand the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact to include more Asian economies, such as Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia and the Philippines, after the new coronavirus exposed the risks of supply chains overly dependent on China.
International relations
Japan scouts more Asian players for TPP to cut China dependence
Thailand targeted as next member, with talks to start in August
Thailand could be the first new country to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership as early as in 2021. © Reuters
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