China considering attending TPP Chile meeting

BEIJING - China is considering attending the meeting of the Trans-Pacific Partnership scheduled to take place in Chile next week, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang on Friday.

He made the comments in response to a question about whether China would accept Chile's invitation to the meeting, to be held from March 14 to 15.

China supports Asia-Pacific regional economic integration, and is willing to strengthen dialogue with Chile and countries involved, boost the building of an Asia-Pacific FTA, create an open economy and inject vitality into the development of the Asia-Pacific and the global economy, he said.

"We hope the Chile meeting will contribute to realizing the goal," Geng added.