NZ High Commissioner David Pine emphasises growing convergence of interests in Indo-Pacific between two countries and his government’s keen interest in engagement with Quad.
IPEF is a grouping of 14 countries that together make up more than 40 per cent of global GDP. Proposed agreement aims to make supply chains more resilient, efficient, and transparent.
Without sufficient incentives, countries that have joined IPEF are unlikely to agree to high US-preferred standards in areas like digital economy and anti-corruption.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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