President Discusses WTO Bid with Russia, Currency with China, TPP with Japan
The White House has issued various documents on the President's November 12, 2011 bilateral meetings with the leaders of Russia, China, and Japan during the APEC leaders' meeting in Hawaii.
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Russia. The President congratulated Russian President Medvedev on the status of its WTO bid and said he was committed to working with Congress to repeal the Jackson-Vanik amendment (which limits certain trade with non-market economies that restrict emigration, etc.) for Russia.
China. With China, the President urged greater exchange rate flexibility and stimulating domestic demand. He also raised the broader economic issues around intellectual property rights protection, indigenous innovation, state-owned enterprises, and subsidies.
Japan. With Japan, the President welcomed their interest in possibly joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks and said he would instruct USTR Kirk to begin the domestic process of considering Japan's candidacy, including consultations with Congress and with U.S. stakeholders on specific issues of concern in the agricultural, services and manufacturing sectors, to include non-tariff measures.
Readout on the Japan meeting available here. Presidential remarks during the U.S.-China and U.S.-Russia meetings available here and here.
Russian press article (11/03/11) on Russia's WTO progress with Georgia available here.