Japan, US eye launch of formal Indo-Pacific economic talks

Japanese trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura speaks to reporters in Los Angeles on Sept. 7, 2022. (Kyodo)

Japan, US eye launch of formal Indo-Pacific economic talks – The Mainichi

LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) — Japanese trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo agreed Wednesday that the two countries will aim to launch formal negotiations under an Indo-Pacific initiative that seeks to build a rules-based economic order in response to China’s rising clout in the region.

Nishimura and Raimondo held talks a day before ministers from 14 member countries of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, or IPEF, hold a two-day meeting in Los Angeles, its first in-person ministerial session, in which they are expected to declare the start of formal negotiations for the U.S.-led initiative.

Since IPEF is not a conventional trade deal, market access and tariff cuts are off the table.

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