U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework backs Canada's bid to join

Fourteen nations, including Australia, Japan and the United States, expressed support for Canada's bid to join the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework as they concluded on Thursday the first round of in-person negotiations under the U.S.-led initiative for setting trade rules and standards in response to China's growing clout in the region, delegates said.Senior officials from the IPEF member states "shared their enthusiasm for creating a high-standard agreement that can create sustainable and inclusive economic growth throughout the region," the U.S. government said in a statement following th…READ FULL ARTICLE