No trade deal struck at U.S.-led Indo-Pacific economic meeting

The United States and other Indo-Pacific countries participating in its economic initiative on Monday were unable to strike a substantial trade deal during ministerial talks, despite their common goal of promoting a rules-based commercial order in the region where China is growing in influence.Following the first day of the meeting for the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework in San Francisco, Japanese trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said progress was made on some aspects but "no substantial agreement was reached" for the whole trade area."Unfortunately, there were big differences in…READ FULL ARTICLE