U.S. Puts ‘Foot to the Pedal’ on Asia Trade Deal, USTR Kirk Says
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The U.S. is pushing to complete trade talks with nine Asia-Pacific countries by late next year that lays the groundwork for a bigger agreement that includes China, Trade Representative Ron Kirk said.
The U.S. aims to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership by next year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering in Honolulu, Kirk said in a telephone interview today in Yokohama, Japan, where he attended the APEC forum. TPP members aim to create “the most forward-leaning high-standard trade agreement ever engaged in,” he said.