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This online event, held in partnership with Chatham House, invites a panel of experts to discuss the UK and Japan’s roles within the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and the implications for the trade liberalization agenda in the Indo-Pacific.

The CPTPP is just one of many trade initiatives that has emerged across the Indo-Pacific in recent years, reflecting increasingly diverse approaches to trade in the region.

Since the US exit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in 2017, the CPTPP has grown to comprise 11 members, with Japan assuming the mantle of leadership. The United Kingdom now looks set to become the CPTPP’s newest member – due to complete its accession later this year – with China also having expressed an interest in joining the group.

Key questions to be discussed include:

• What do the UK and Japan bring to the table on the CPTPP?
• How does the CPTPP navigate an increasingly complex geo-economic environment marked by growing protectionism and geopolitical rivalry?
• How should the CPTPP respond to China’s application to join?
• What role will the US play in the evolution of the regional trade architecture now that it has exited the CPTPP?

This event is the second in a three-part series held in partnership with Chatham House. You can watch the first event on the Chatham House website, which looked at Southeast Asia and the US-China rivalry.

About the Speakers

Dr Minako Morita-Jaeger
Senior Research Fellow in International Trade, University of Sussex Business School

Shihoko Goto
Director, Asia Program and Geoeconomics and Indo-Pacific Enterprise, Wilson Center

Wendy Cutler
Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI)

About the Chair

Dr Chietigj Bajpaee
Senior Research Fellow for South Asia, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House

Booking essential | Admission free

Participants will need to create a Chatham House account to register for the event.