Elbridge Colby Quoted in Nikkei Asia

In the lead-up to the summit, Nikkei spoke to Elbridge Colby, a former Pentagon official, and Wendy Cutler, a former acting deputy of the U.S. Trade Representative.

Colby stressed the need for Japan to increase its defense spending and boost its security presence, while Cutler talked up the potential for the IPEF to evolve into a more binding economic pact like the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The U.S. pulled out of the CPTPP’s precursor in 2017.

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