Donald Trump may talk on US return to TPP

Japan has spearheaded a drive to keep the pact alive among the remaining 11 members

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday he had “begun to have very high-level conversations” on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and rejoining the regional trade pact is an option for US President Donald Trump.

Trump repeatedly attacked the TPP deal on the campaign trail and pulled the US out of it soon after he took over. However, last month he expressed openness to rejoining if the terms were improved. Mnuchin told the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington that this was significant. “He’s willing to negotiate,” Mnuchin said. “Whether we do multilaterals or we consider going back into TPP, again