Menendez Embarks On Trade Focused Asia Tour
Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Robert Menendez, D-N.J., departed the U.S. on Aug.12 for a nine-day diplomatic tour through East Asia, and arrived in Japan the following day. The tour will usher Senator Menendez through Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and China. Senator Menendez is slated to meet with the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Japan Railway officials, the American Chamber of Commerce in South Korea and the American Chamber of Commerce in China.
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During the leg in Seoul, South Korea, the Senator will deliver a keynote speech to the Asan Institute that will delve into U.S. commercial interests in the region, according to Foreign Relations Committee press secretary Adam Sharon. Sharon said trade is a fundamental part of the trip’s agenda.
“There will be an emphasis on economic statecraft during the trip, with a focus on the nexus between economics and foreign policy, and balancing between those forces,” said Sharon. The press secretary declined to comment on whether the Senator will discuss Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, currently underway, with Japanese officials.