Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama "Carefully assess future trends" China's willingness to participate in TPP November 24, 10:59

For that Xi Jinping Jintao of China showed a willingness to participate in the TPP = Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Kajiyama Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is, whether there is a satisfying the conditions provided in the TPP to the Chinese side, carefully assess the future trends I showed the idea that I wanted to.

Xi Jinping Jintao of China is, in this month 20 days at the summit meeting of APEC = Asia Pacific Ocean Economic Cooperation conference in online format, actively consider "joining the TPP, which like Japan came into effect year before last to join For the first time, he expressed his positive attitude toward participation.



Regarding this, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 24th, "It is a common feeling of all participating countries to spread the rules of TPP to the world, and we welcome the expression of interest by various countries and regions. I want to. "



On that basis, "It is necessary to make a firm judgment as to whether the countries and regions expressing interest are ready to meet the conditions and standards required by the TPP. We will continue to monitor the trends and make steady progress in the TPP as the chair country next year. We would like to work on implementation and expansion, "he said, and expressed his intention to carefully assess the trends on the Chinese side.