China has applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP), the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said.
Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Thursday sent a letter with the relevant content to the Minister of Trade and Export Growth of New Zealand Damien O’Connor. New Zealand is the depository of the CPTPP, according to a statement from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.
The two ministers also held a conference call and discussed the steps to be taken after China has formally applied to join the CPTPP.