IPEF ministers to begin economic rules-making talks in U.S.

Trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura will be representing Japan in the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific economic framework talks that will kick off this week in Los Angeles. | POOL / VIA REUTERS

Ministers from 14 member states of the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework are expected to declare the start of formal negotiations this week in Los Angeles, informed sources say, as they work to codify a rules-based economic order in the fast-growing region. Starting Thursday, the two-day meeting in LA will be the first in-person ministerial gathering

China slams planned US economic framework as Biden hosts SE Asian leaders — Radio Free Asia

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Beijing has slammed the U.S.-proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), calling it an attempt by Washington to lure Southeast Asian countries to “decouple from China.” U.S. President Joe Biden has been hosting a special two-day summit with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that ends Friday. At the summit, it’s expected that the

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