Japan cool to inviting China into TPP as Abe repeats free trade mantra

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is cool to the notion of inviting China to join a pan-Pacific trade pact abandoned by U.S. President Donald Trump, fearing such a step would boost Beijing's clout and water down what was meant to be the 'gold standard' for rules of trade.

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