US President Barack Obama saw momentum building for a Washington-backed free-trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific, after arriving in Beijing on the first leg of an eight-day Asia tour, he said yesterday. |||
Matt Spetalnick Beijing US PRESIDENT Barack Obama saw momentum building for a Washington-backed free-trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific, after arriving in Beijing on the first leg of an eight-day Asia tour, he said yesterday.US officials have ruled out a major announcement on the ambitious 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Beijing, where Obama will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) forum and hold talks with …read more
Source: Independent Online
