Japan’s trade white paper calls for closer digital cooperation with Asean, less reliance on China

8 Japan’s trade white paper calls for closer digital cooperation with Asean, less reliance on China Japan’s trade white paper calls for closer digital cooperation with Asean, less reliance on China World Japan urged greater international cooperation to overcome a growing distrust of global agreements and institutions.PHOTO: REUTERS Published 8 July 2020 Walter Sim The Straits Times / ANN TOKYO – Japan views Asean as a potential strategic partner in the crisis-proofing of its economy, whose vulnerabilities such as an over-reliance on Chinese imports and domestic manufacturing were exposed during the Covid-19 pandemic and past natural disasters. To this end,…