The United Kingdom has entered into a major trans-Pacific trade pact. Britain is now the 12th member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. CPTPP was set up in 2018 between 11 countries in order to boost trade ties. Britain now aims to Carter trade barriers with the Indo-Pacific agreement and is expected to open new avenues and trade opportunities for the UK.

Britain joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc

Since the CPTPP was established in 2018, the United Kingdom is the first new member to join. The group, which also includes Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam, has welcomed its first European nation.

UK Trade Secy: Delighted to be the first new member of CPTPP

Taiwan on Thursday accused China of "bullying" after Beijing sent a total of 24 warplanes into its air defence identification zone (ADIZ), the third-largest incursion in the past two years of heightened tensions between Beijing and Taipei, US media reported.

Taiwan accuses China of 'bullying' after largest warplane incursions

Taiwan condemned China for "bullying" after Beijing sent a total of 24 warplanes into its air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Thursday (September 23) and also opposed Taiwan's bid to join a pan-Pacific trade pact.

Taiwan slams 'bully' China for warplane incursions and Pacific trade pact threats

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