https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=45130 Defense of rules-based free and multilateral trade is prioritized, rejecting high tariffs and favoring negotiation with a major trading partner to seek rollback of recent tariff measures. Negotiators may use purchases of agricultural and defence equipment as bargaining instruments, though national security policy is not to be treated as a transactional concession. Concurrently, policy commits to expanding and upgrading the CPTPP to demonstrate and institutionalize a free and fair economic order across the Asia-Pacific. en-us Thu, 29 May 2025 19:01:04 +0530 Thu, 29 May 2025 19:01:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=45130 Defense of rules-based free and multilateral trade is prioritized, rejecting high tariffs and favoring negotiation with a major trading partner to seek rollback of recent tariff measures. Negotiators may use purchases of agricultural and defence equipment as bargaining instruments, though national security policy is not to be treated as a transactional concession. Concurrently, policy commits to expanding and upgrading the CPTPP to demonstrate and institutionalize a free and fair economic order across the Asia-Pacific. News - Thu, 29 May 2025 19:01:04 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=45130