Obama: China may be open to joining Trans-Pacific Partnership

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President Obama said Wednesday that Chinese officials have contacted U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew about joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the White House's pending trade agreement between countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

"They've already started putting out feelers about the possibilities of them participating at some point," Obama told Kai Ryssdal of American Public Media's Marketplace podcast.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.