英国正式申请加入CPTPP

UK applies to join CPTPP
英国正式申请加入CPTPP
The UK is formally applying to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership¹ (CPTPP), with formal negotiations² set to start this year, the British government said on Saturday.
英国政府1月30日宣布，该国将正式申请加入《全面与进步跨太平洋伙伴关系协定》(CPTPP)，正式谈判预计在今年开始。
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "One year after our departure from the EU, we are forging new partnerships³ that will bring enormous economic benefits for the people of Britain. Applying to be the first new country to join CPTPP demonstrates our ambition to do business on the best terms with our friends and partners all over the world and be an enthusiastic champion of global free trade. "
英国首相鲍里斯•约翰逊说："离开欧盟一年了，我们要缔结能给英国人民带来巨大经济裨益的新的伙伴关系。我们申请成为第一个新加入CPTPP的国家，以表明我们愿以最好的条件与全世界的朋友和伙伴做生意，热烈拥护全球自由贸易。"
UK trade with the group was worth 111 billion pounds in 2019, trade data showed.
贸易数据显示，2019年英国与CPTPP成员的贸易额达1110亿英镑。
Effective since Dec 30, 2018, CPTPP is a trade pact⁴ among 11 countries, including Japan, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Chile, and Mexico, whose aggregate⁵ gross domestic product accounts for 13% of the world economy.
CPTPP成立于2018年12月30日，成员包括日本、加拿大、澳大利亚、新加坡、智利和墨西哥等11国，11个签署国的国内生产总值之和占全球经济总量的13%。