Withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership was a mistake as it relates to America’s broader economic and national security interests, especially for building U.S. agricultural trading markets and countering China’s strength in southeast Asia, shared former Senators Max Baucus and Pat Roberts. However, the Biden administration’s starting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework offers a way to reinsert leadership in the region.
IPEF discussions look to strengthen ties in the region with a dozen international partners…
