The Oriental Couchette

... relies on existing negotiation formats – the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The problem is that neither of these formats is in particularly good shape right now. Following the withdrawal of the United ... ... the TPP-11 format, “freezing” the points the American side had issues with. The problem is that many TPP countries (like Vietnam) initially became involved in the project because of the huge American market. Now they will be forced to settle for smaller ...