Can the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) survive without the United States? That is what Asia is pondering with the election of Donald Trump, who has proclaimed he will pull out of the 12-member pact during his first days in office. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has already said that the trade deal “has no meaning” without the US. Yet he continues to push parliament to ratify the agreement, which a special committee of the lower house of parliament did in early November.
TPP: Who Needs Uncle Sam?
TPP: Who Needs Uncle Sam?
TPP: Who Needs Uncle Sam?
Can the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) survive without the United States? That is what Asia is pondering with the election of Donald Trump, who has proclaimed he will pull out of the 12-member pact during his first days in office. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has already said that the trade deal “has no meaning” without the US. Yet he continues to push parliament to ratify the agreement, which a special committee of the lower house of parliament did in early November.
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