The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement signed in February 2016 is one of the main achievements of US policy of promoting American multinational companies interests in the Asia-Pacific Region (APR). Sources close to the White House claim that more than 600 US corporations were involved in the text drafting and preliminary negotiations with partner countries. All TPP countries are APEC economies. Australia, Canada, Mexico,...
... 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 ...
... one supports a Chinese challenge to American power in the region, not even Russia
Political pundits routinely identify the Asia-Pacific region as a potential flashpoint for a future war between the great powers. Yes, China is rising, Japan is rearming,... ... States government is strongly committed to the creation of an Asia-Pacific regional trading bloc, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP is much more than a free trade agreement. It also includes highly controversial provisions on the protection of ...