US lawmakers seem open to narrower Asian trade pact in wake of TPP failure | South China Morning Post

Spurred by supply chain interruptions, US lawmakers appeared open on Tuesday to engaging with allies in Asia on a multilateral trade agreement after Washingtonࢀ™s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership four years ago. Senator Tom Carper, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness, and John Cornyn, the panelࢀ™s ranking Republican, agreed with former US trade negotiator Wendy Cutler that re-engaging with Asian countries on a narrower pact as a starting point is in the US interest. ࢀœThe coronavirus pandemic has shown just how much Americans rely on the internet for work, for education for…