Negotiations for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity agreement, known colloquially as the IPEF, kicked off during US President Joe Biden's visit to Japan on May 23.
There were 13 initial negotiating parties: Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, India, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia and the United States.
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