WTO 'developed' status to help Taiwan CPTPP push: vice minister

Taiwan's recent pledge to self designate as a "developed economy" at the World Trade Organization (WTO) demonstrates the nation's commitment to connect to the wider world and could benefit its bid to join a new regional trade arrangement, Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua (王美花) said Wednesday.

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