Chang to push CPTPP bid at APEC summitStaff writer, with CNAPresident Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) is hoping to use this year’s APEC leaders’ summit as an opportunity to push Taiwan’s bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Tsai said she has asked Chang to seek backing for Taiwan’s entry into the 11-nation trade bloc. It would be the fifth time for Chang to attend an APEC forum as Tsai’s envoy. Although Taiwan is an APEC member, its presidents are prohibited from attending the leaders’ summit due to China’s opposition. Chang first attended an APEC forum on behalf of Taiwan’s president in 2006, during the administration of then-president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁).

Source: Taipei Times November 02, 2021 22:08 UTC