Source: Techdirt.com
As we’ve noted, TPP is unlikely to come back from the dead, despite what some seem to think or hope. For example, the Japanese government has decided to go ahead and ratify TPP anyway. That seems foolish, since it has just thrown away most of its bargaining counters for other trade negotiations, in what amounts to an act of political seppuku. As Sean Flynn points out, Japan has form here, since it also ratified the infamous Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA),…
Study Shows Risks Of Including Corporate Sovereignty In The ‘Other’ Huge Asian Trade Deal, RCEP

Source: Techdirt.com
As we’ve noted, TPP is unlikely to come back from the dead, despite what some seem to think or hope. For example, the Japanese government has decided to go ahead and ratify TPP anyway. That seems foolish, since it has just thrown away most of its bargaining counters for other trade negotiations, in what amounts to an act of political seppuku. As Sean Flynn points out, Japan has form here, since it also ratified the infamous Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA),…
Study Shows Risks Of Including Corporate Sovereignty In The ‘Other’ Huge Asian Trade Deal, RCEP