... alternative multilateral mechanism based on those rules and regulations the US has already tried out on NAFTA (an agreement with Canada and Mexico), on other free trade agreements in the Americas (Chile, Peru, etc.), on individual agreements in the Asia-Pacific Region (Australia, Singapore, the Republic of Korea).
It is important to realize that the TPP is a part of the US global trade strategy, and the US is very close to concluding the negotiations with the EU on The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Unlike the TPP’s marginal influence on Russia’ economy
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, ...
... finalisation of negotiations of which was announced shortly before the APEC Leaders’ Meeting and which was incubated within APEC, had every chance to steal the APEC Leaders’ week headlines. But it all boiled down to a brief meeting of 12 TPP leaders outside the summit’s main programme and an
emotionless reference to the agreement in the declaration
as one of possible Pathways to the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), along with the need of the early completion of negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). , of which the Philippines is a member.
Special attention to the American project could have annoyed China, with ...
... enthusiasm about the TPP’s prospects shown by Shinzo Abe in his speech to the US Congress is perplexing.
There is a very strong lobby, primarily in the agricultural and motor vehicle industries, actively condemning Japan’s participation in the TPP talks.
The main reason for the keenness shown by the Japanese prime minister is most likely his desire to confirm once again for all to hear the USA’s key role not only in the security of the Asia-Pacific region but also in its economic development. One gets the impression that at this stage Japan is not ready to change the paradigm of its own foreign policy conduct and is willing to make many sacrifices for the USA. At the same time it is ...
... The TPP is much more than a free trade agreement. It also includes highly controversial provisions on the protection of
intellectual property
and the subjugation of national laws to
transnational tribunals
.
Notably absent from negotiations over the TPP are two major Asia-Pacific powers: China and Russia. The TPP will later be presented to China and Russia as a fait accompli with basic rules already set by the United States and its allies. The same trick was played against China and Russia in the creation of the World ...
