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China said Singapore “welcomes and supports” its bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) following a phone call between the two nations’ leaders. The Chinese foreign ministry said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had told President Xi Jinping that the move would be “conducive to regional prosperity and development” during Friday’s conversation. Beijing officially applied to join the trade pact in a bid to boost its economic clout in the region late last month. China’s bid to join trade pact ‘may fail, but has benefits’ Days later Taiwan also asked to join , angering Beijing...
