Taiwan gearing up preparations for TPP, RCEP participation

Taipei, Feb. 11 (CNA) Taiwan is stepping up its efforts to gain entry into two proposed Asia-Pacific trade blocs, with a group of the country's overseas envoys set to gather in Taipei to help with the preparations.

The envoys, posted mainly in countries involved in the trade bloc negotiations, will attend a seminar being held to find ways to gain support abroad for Taiwan's bids to join the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a Taiwanese official said.