台湾、ＴＰＰ加入を申請　中国にらみ対応急ぐ

　【台北時事】台湾政府は２２日、環太平洋連携協定（ＴＰＰ）への加入を正式に申請したことを明らかにした。行政院（内閣）報道官によると、全ての加盟国に申請を伝えた上で、加入への支持を要請した。２３日にも詳細を説明する方針だ。
　台湾は主に中国の介入により、国際的な経済枠組みから除外され、ニュージーランドやシンガポールなど一部の国と自由貿易協定（ＦＴＡ）を締結するにとどまっている。ＴＰＰをめぐっては、蔡英文総統ら政権幹部がこれまで、参加希望を繰り返し表明し、関係国と非公式に交渉してきたが、１６日に申請を発表した中国に先を越された格好となり、対応を急いだもようだ。（2021/09/22-23:25）

Taipei, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Taiwanese government has formally applied to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, government officials said Wednesday, only days after China announced its application for membership.
   Taiwan has informed all 11 TPP member countries of its application and sought their support, according to a spokesperson of the Taiwan's cabinet.
   Taiwan plans to explain the details of its TPP application as early as Thursday.
   Mainly due to China's intervention, Taiwan has been excluded from many international economic frameworks, only concluding free trade agreements with a few countries, including New Zealand and Singapore.
   Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and other senior government officials have repeatedly expressed self-ruled island's hopes to participate in the TPP, and Taiwan has held informal negotiations with relevant countries.