HANOI: The United States ruled out returning to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and said it only wanted bilateral agreements in Asia, as Japan and other members agreed to more talks on pressing ahead themselves.
Turmoil over global trade negotiations was laid bare at a meeting of Asia-Pacific Cooperation (Apec) countries, which failed to agree on the usual joint statement after US opposition to wording on free trade and fighting protectionism.
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