Britain Joins Asia-Pacific Free Trade Pact in ‘Biggest Trade Deal Since Brexit’

Britain Joins Asia-Pacific Free Trade Pact in ‘Biggest Trade Deal Since Brexit’
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to an audience as he attends a Q&A session during a Connect event at Chelmsford Boys Club in Chelmsford, England, on March 27, 2023. Jack Hill-WPA Pool/Getty Images
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The United Kingdom has struck a deal to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after almost two years of “intense negotiations,” the British government said on March 31.

In a statement, the British government hailed the Asia-Pacific trade deal as the country’s “biggest trade deal since Brexit,” referring to the withdrawal of Britain from the European Union in 2020.
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Aldgra Fredly is a freelance writer covering U.S. and Asia Pacific news for The Epoch Times.
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