US announces agreement to strengthen IPEF “supply chain” to enter into force. IPEF is an economic partnership framework in which 14 countries including Japan, the United States, and India participate.
The agreement is expected to be a countermeasure against China, which is said to be exercising "economic coercion" Such as restricting the export of important goods, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Lemond said, "This agreement is aimed at preventing any future turmoil" The focus will be on whether the negotiations can be concluded.