Commentary On Sept. 16, China’s commerce minister, Wang Wentao, submitted the country’s application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The CPTPP is the successor to the TPP, from which President Trump withdrew in 2017 due to concerns about China taking advantage of its state-run economy to wipe out American jobs and industry. CPTPP countries should likewise protect their economies from the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) predatory trade practices. In yet another sign that New Zealand is too close to totalitarian China, the regime’s application was initially transmitted to Damien O’Connor, the New Zealand trade minister. New Zealand, along with Canada, both of which are overly compromised by the CCP, were left out of the new Australian, U.S., and UK security pact called AUKUS. Eleven countries signed up for the CPTPP in 2018, including Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and …