At the Japan-US summit meeting scheduled for next week, Prime Minister Kishida will make adjustments to announce his participation in the new economic partnership "IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework)" that the United States is aiming to launch. I did.

The Biden administration in the United States will take a negative stance on the return to the TPP = Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement in which Japan participates, while launching a new economic partnership "IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework)" at an early stage. I have stated.



According to government officials, President Biden announced the official launch of IPEF at the Japan-US summit meeting scheduled for the 23rd of next week, and Prime Minister Kishida will make adjustments in response to this. It means that there is.



While IPEF is expected to cooperate in strengthening the supply chain and supply network for semiconductors and investing in high-quality infrastructure, it is not currently targeted for tariff reductions like the TPP, and Prime Minister Kishida Will continue to work persistently on the return of the United States to the TPP.



At the Japan-US summit meeting, it is expected that opinions will be exchanged on the ideal way of stable supply of important resources, keeping in mind that China is strengthening the securing of important resources such as rare earths by national policy.