Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday told the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit that free trade is a source of global economic growth and Tokyo intends to keep promoting the policy, a Japanese government spokesman said.
The comment comes after Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election this month dashed hopes for U.S. approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal. The TPP was written so it cannot be implemented without the United States.
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