On 16 November 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a Joint Statement From Indo-Pacific Economic Framework For Prosperity Partner Nations. The statement includes that the 14 IPEF partners signed the IPEF Supply Chain Agreement and announced the substantial conclusion of the negotiations for the IPEF Clean Economy Agreement, IPEF Fair Economy Agreement, and the Agreement on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity. In addition to the U.S., the IPEF partners include Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. --- The IPEF Supply Chain Agreement Recognizing the importance of building...