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Trump has written off the TPP. I was never a supporter of it so I'm chuffed but it seems others in the pacific are going it alone. We already have a pre trade agreement with the US which was done during the Howard years and Trump would be an idiot to change that. We also have in place bilateral trade agreements with Asian countries .......So why the TPP?

magentaflame;1505756 wrote: Trump has written off the TPP. I was never a supporter of it so I'm chuffed but it seems others in the pacific are going it alone. We already have a pre trade agreement with the US which was done during the Howard years and Trump would be an idiot to change that. We also have in place bilateral trade agreements with Asian countries .......So why the TPP?


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TPP isn't dead until the fat lady's made her mind up.

Canberra is floating a "TPP 12 minus one", with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull saying that his government was in "active discussions" with other signatories, including Japan, New Zealand and Singapore, on how to salvage the agreement.

"It is possible that US policy could change over time on this, as it has done on other trade deals," Mr Turnbull told reporters in Canberra, adding that the nominee for US secretary of state, Mr Rex Tillerson, and Republicans supported the TPP.

"There is also the opportunity for the TPP to proceed without the United States," he added.

"Certainly there is the potential for China to join the TPP."

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-a ... ain-future



That's my bolding.

spot;1505825 wrote: TPP isn't dead until the fat lady's made her mind up.

Canberra is floating a "TPP 12 minus one", with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull saying that his government was in "active discussions" with other signatories, including Japan, New Zealand and Singapore, on how to salvage the agreement.

"It is possible that US policy could change over time on this, as it has done on other trade deals," Mr Turnbull told reporters in Canberra, adding that the nominee for US secretary of state, Mr Rex Tillerson, and Republicans supported the TPP.

"There is also the opportunity for the TPP to proceed without the United States," he added.

"Certainly there is the potential for China to join the TPP."

TPP's uncertain future: Countries make efforts to salvage the pact , East Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times



That's my bolding.


I said that already

magentaflame;1505840 wrote: I said that already


I was merely responding to the title, that's all, with an informative quote from yesterday's Straits Times. There are now five posts in this thread.

Actually reading that link None of them seem to be in agreeance as to who should be trading with whom.