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Liz Truss has said China must not be allowed to join the CPTPP (Kirsty O’Connor/PA) — © Kirsty O’Connor Liz Truss has warned that the UK, the newest member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), should ensure China can never join the Indo-Pacific trade bloc. The former prime minister, who advocated a tough stance against China while in government, said it was “essential” to rule out the possibility of China following the UK into the group. Ministers hailed the benefits of accession on Friday in what represents Britain’s biggest trade deal since leaving the EU. Britain...
