Despite the absence of the world’s greatest trading nation (us), eleven countries signed a modified version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Calling the salvaged agreement the “Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership” (CPTPP), it seems the only major revision was the removal intellectual property protections. Those conditions had been a concession to The United States.
Member states Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam, represent about thirteen percent of the world’s economy and about $10 trillion in GDP. While The United States may reconsider joining in the future, “Japan has said altering the agreement now would be very difficult.” More
Good luck with that!
“Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership”…LOLOL….ya see, that’s why ya’ll need to turn in the glue guns, glitter, and lace before nap time…..
“Comprehensive and Progressive,” the signing nations bravely demonstrate that they’re not afraid of irony.
Intellectual property rights are so passe. So last century.
Now all we need to do is move onto the personal property rights.
Perhaps in the next revision (and we won’t even have to advertise it).
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/03/09/republic-steel-announces-recommission-of-lorain-ohio-steelworks-hundreds-of-jobs-scheduled-to-return/
“Comprehensive and Progressive”…Why didn’t they just call it the “Greater Pacific Co-Prosperity Sphere”?