China open to idea of joining CPTPP - commerce ministry

China is open to the idea of joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the commerce ministry said on Thursday. Gao Feng, ministry spokesman, made the comments at a news conference in Beijing.

Last week 15 Asia-Pacific economies, including China, signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), forming the world's largest free trade bloc that excludes the United States.