Beijing's bid to join CPTPP likely to encounter headwinds
China's strained ties with members such as Japan and Australia will complicate process
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Danson Cheong China Correspondent In Beijing, Danson Cheong
China might have handed in its application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), but politics will bedevil and delay its bid to join the trade pact, trade experts said.
The country faces a challenge in convincing the 11 member states to allow it to join, a lengthy process which could take many months, they said.
