TPP VS Belt and Road (B&R): Who really benefits?
... while tens of thousands of Tamils died from clearing Malaria-infested forests for a colonial transplantation called rubber. Natives no longer had a voice in how they produced goods and at what price. The recently signed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement follows the same meme. The "partnership" was forged without input or scrutiny from citizens of the 12 signatory nations. Even US Congress members were denied a copy of draft proposals to evaluate the TPP's benefits or ...