U.S. to Share Details on Asia Economic Framework in Coming Weeks
- Indo-Pacific framework will boost regional ties: trade deputy
- Discussions include trade, labor, environment, climate change
Katherine Tai and Gina Raimondo
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The Biden administration will share more details about its work on an economic framework agreement with Asian nations in the coming weeks, according to a top trade official.
The U.S. is aiming for the pact -- known as the Indo-Pacific economic framework -- to include digital issues like data localization and cross-border data flows, as well as rules for labor, the environment and climate change, deputy U.S. Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi said.