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Trans-Pacific Partnership
(Daily News)
May 21, 2017
May 21, 2017
HANOI -- U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, at his first public appearance here during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation trade ministers meeting, said the U.S. defending its own market against unfair trade practices should not be confused with protectionism -- the definition of which, he claims, “is sort of migrating.”
(Daily News)
May 21, 2017
May 21, 2017
HANOI -- Trade officials from the Trans-Pacific Partnership signatories on Sunday reiterated their commitment to finding a way for the deal to enter into force without the U.S., announcing here on Sunday they have tasked senior officials to assess a path forward ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders meeting in November.
(In Trade)
May 19, 2017
May 19, 2017
“The view of many countries is we shouldn't start unstitching that agreement.”
(Daily News)
May 19, 2017
May 19, 2017
Business and industry groups -- urging the administration to “do no harm” in its attempts to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement -- are also laying out initial wish lists for what an updated agreement should contain in response to the administration's notice of its intent to retool the deal this week.
(In Trade)
May 19, 2017
May 19, 2017
“Now that the U.S. has withdrawn, the opportunity to remove these harmful and unnecessary rules should not be missed.”
(In Trade)
May 18, 2017
May 18, 2017
Prime Minister Bill English wants to avoid a lengthy renegotiation.
(Daily News)
May 17, 2017
May 17, 2017
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, outlining his trade agenda, told House members today there are portions of the Trans-Pacific Partnership that could be fashioned into a renegotiated NAFTA agreement.
(Daily News)
May 14, 2017
May 14, 2017
Robert Lighthizer, slated to be sworn in as U.S. Trade Representative on Monday afternoon, will have a busy first week in office, meeting with congressional committees of jurisdiction to discuss the administration’s negotiating objectives for NAFTA and traveling to the two-day APEC trade ministers meeting in Vietnam, sources told Inside U.S. Trade.
(In Trade)
May 11, 2017
May 11, 2017
(In Trade)
May 10, 2017
May 10, 2017
Trade Minister Todd McClay: “We have agreed to continue to evaluate options under TPP that would deliver benefits for our citizens and the region.”
(In Trade)
May 04, 2017
May 04, 2017
Tokyo eyes Australia, New Zealand as key partners in a smaller agreement.
(Daily News)
May 03, 2017
May 03, 2017
Members of Japan’s National Diet, speaking in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, stressed that Tokyo will not be able to make the same concessions it did in the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks if the U.S. seeks a bilateral agreement with Japan instead -- and said detailed discussions on trade can’t happen until relevant U.S. agencies are adequately staffed.
(Daily News)
May 02, 2017
May 02, 2017
Japan is not ready to jump into bilateral negotiations on a trade deal with the United States because it remains unclear what the U.S. would want from such a deal and how it would impact trade relationships with the rest of the region, Japan’s ambassador to the United States Kenichiro Sasae said Tuesday.
(Daily News)
May 02, 2017
May 02, 2017
Senior trade officials from the 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership countries are gathering for meetings in Toronto this week to discuss “potential next steps” for the agreement ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation trade ministers’ summit in Vietnam later this month.
(In Trade)
May 01, 2017
May 01, 2017
Signs of life for TTIP; post-TPP future still unclear.
(In Trade)
April 27, 2017
April 27, 2017
Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso thinks a Pacific deal “could be reached quickly.”
(In Trade)
April 26, 2017
April 26, 2017
“The business of Asia is business. We can’t cede to China the setting of the rules.”
(Daily News)
April 22, 2017
April 22, 2017
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, standing alongside Vice President Mike Pence, said Saturday that the U.S. had the right to end its participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership and that “each nation is committed to protecting its economic interests first and foremost,” while Pence reiterated the U.S. “America-first” policy and the administration’s preference for bilateral trade deals.
(Daily News)
April 21, 2017
April 21, 2017
Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso this week offered “no guarantee” the United States will strike a better deal with Tokyo if it chooses to pursue a bilateral trade agreement, stressing that U.S. gains with Japan in the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership depended on other countries “balancing out the gains and losses.”
(In Trade)
April 19, 2017
April 19, 2017
The decision is expected to set an EU-wide precedent for whether other trade agreements, including TTIP, will need member state approval.