By pushing for a wider deal in the Asia Pacific that would equal the EU, China would also steal a march over the TPP championed by President Barack Obama’s administration [Xinhua]The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting on Saturday decided to “launch and comprehensively and systemically push forward” the mammoth China-backed Asia Pacific FTA negotiations despite reported opposition from the US. Continue reading APEC launches study of China-backed Asia Pacific FTA→