Ministry of Commerce: China is communicating and negotiating with members in accordance with the procedures for joining CPTPP

On July 19, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on business work and operations in the first half of 2023. Yang Tao, director of the General Affairs Department of the Ministry of Commerce, said that China applied to join the CPTPP in September 2021, and is currently actively promoting the joining process, and has conducted comprehensive and in-depth analysis, evaluation and research on all the terms of the CPTPP, and sorted out possible measures that may need to be taken. measures and revised laws and regulations. At present, China is communicating and consulting with various members in accordance with the procedures for joining the CPTPP. China has always advocated the construction of an open, transparent, mutually beneficial and win-win regional free trade arrangement, and has continuously promoted trade and investment liberalization and facilitation. In the next step, China is willing to maintain communication with all members on the process of China's accession to the CPTPP.