台湾ＴＰＰ加入、衆院選公約化検討　自民・高市氏

　自民党の高市早苗政調会長は５日、保守系議員の会合で、次期衆院選の公約に台湾の環太平洋連携協定（ＴＰＰ）加入を明記する方向で検討していることを明らかにした。出席者から公約化を求められ、「台湾の件は前向きに検討する」と述べた。高市氏は先の総裁選で、台湾の蔡英文総統とオンラインで会談し、加入支援を表明していた。
　会合では、台湾の在日大使館に当たる台北駐日経済文化代表処の謝長廷代表が講演し「中国より先か同時に加入しないといけない」と訴えた。（2021/10/05-15:29）

Sanae Takaichi, policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Tuesday that she is considering including Taiwan's entry to the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the LDP's campaign pledges for the upcoming House of Representatives election.
   At a gathering of conservative LDP lawmakers, participants demanded that the party promise to have Taiwan join the TPP free trade agreement. In response, Takaichi, head of the LDP Policy Research Council, said she will give positive consideration to the matter.
   During her campaign for the LDP's leadership election held last week, Takaichi expressed her support for Taiwan's application to enter the TPP agreement in an online meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.
   Taiwan announced its bid to be admitted to the TPP in late September, soon after China filed an application for TPP membership. This year, Japan chairs the TPP commission, the highest decision-making body of the 11-nation framework.
   New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has indicated a plan to dissolve the lower chamber of parliament on Oct. 14 to call an election on Oct. 31.