Japan's Ambassador to the United States Tomita has indicated that Japan's Ambassador to the United States, Tomita, will officially launch a new economic framework for the Indo-Pacific region, which the United States will take the lead in, around the end of this month when President Biden visits Japan. rice field.
Japanese Ambassador Tomita, who is stationed in the United States, attended an online event hosted by a think tank on the 9th. It sends a strong signal that the United States continues to focus on the Indo-Pacific region. "
He also said that the new economic partnership "IPEF = Indo-Pacific Economic Framework", which the United States is aiming to launch, will be officially launched around the same time as the president's visit to Japan.
The Biden administration has stated that it will launch IPEF at an early stage, while taking a negative stance toward the return to the TPP = Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement in which Japan participates, but it will participate for Southeast Asian countries and others. It has also been pointed out that the merits are difficult to see concretely.
Ambassador Tomita said that he was discussing the content and said, "We need to balance widespread acceptance of participation and maintaining high standards," and all participating countries can feel clear benefits. He expressed the idea that we should aim for such a framework.