Canada trade minister says trade talks with Taiwan are part of a larger Indo-Pacific strategy

• Canada’s decision to enter formal bilateral trade talks with Taiwan is part of a broader strategy for the Indo-Pacific region, the country’s minister of international trade told CNBC Tuesday.
• The two sides agreed on Feb. 7 to begin formal negotiations on a trade agreement in order to strengthen trade and investment.
• “I was able to launch what we call FIPA —  it’s a foreign investment, protection arrangement with Taiwan, but it is very much a part of Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy for diversification into the region,′ Mary Ng, the trade minister told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Tuesday.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/21/canada-says-trade-talks-with-taiwan-part-of-larger-indo-pacific-plan.html