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Critics decry secrecy, corporate access to Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations
27-Sep-2012 Between the Lines
Interview with Ben Beachy, research director with Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, conducted by Scott Harris
Partners and rivals
22-Sep-2012
Deadlines are to trade negotiators what chastity and continence were to St Augustine: distant aspirations rather than binding obligations. No surprise then that the target of completing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) this year will be missed. The 14th round of talks among nine states negotiating this “21st-century” regional trade agreement ended on September 15th. The next, to be held in New Zealand in December, and joined by two new members, Mexico and Canada, will not be the last.
U.S. seeks Internet data flow safeguards in Asia-Pacific trade pact
22-Sep-2012
The United States is asking countries for strong rules to protect the free flow of data, ranging from video clips to back-room office operations, in talks on a Asia-Pacific free trade agreement, a U.S. official said on Friday.
TPP nations put off decision / Delay in trade agreement seen as beneficial to Japan
11-Sep-2012
The United States and eight other nations negotiating an expansion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal have effectively postponed the conclusion of their talks, originally planned for the end of the year.
Big Tobacco warning at free-trade talks
11-Sep-2012
Delegates attending trans-Pacific free-trade negotiations in the United States are being warned their countries could end up like Australia if they agree to allow corporations to sue governments in international courts.
Beef move to aid TPP entry / Relaxing controls on US imports likely to boost Japan’s bid
7-Sep-2012 Yomiuri Shimbun
Japan’s decision to ease regulations on imports of U.S. beef will likely provide a boost to the government’s plan of joining negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement.
Trade deal to curb generic-drug use
6-Sep-2012 Nature
Some countries whose governments purchase drugs with a set budget are also alarmed by signs that the TPP may grant new negotiating powers to the industry.
The Pacific free trade deal that’s anything but free
27-Aug-2012 The Guardian
Just Foreign Policy is offering a reward, now up to $21,100, to WikiLeaks if it publishes a draft copy of the TPP. People could add to the reward fund, or if in a position to do so, make a copy of the draft agreement available to the world.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: free trade at what costs? – analysis
22-Aug-2012 COHA
The most significant issue regarding the TPP is the very lack of transparency. Hailed as a new century trade agreement, the lack of information made available to the public, including the US Congress, hardly embraces the realities of the twenty-first century, writes COHA.
Anti-free traders to copy anti-nuke protestors in weekly Tokyo demos
22-Aug-2012 WSJ
The Japanese prime minister’s office — for months the scene of weekly anti-nuclear protests in Tokyo — got a new group of demonstrators on Tuesday: A group protesting Japan’s proposed participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP.
Asia Pacific talks not aimed at containing China - US official
9-Aug-2012 Reuters
Some in China see the Trans Pacific Partnership as a US attempt to rewrite the rules of trade for the region to economically contain China, whose rapid growth continues to rattle many lawmakers and companies in the United States. Deputy USTR Demetrios Marantis rejects the charge.
Malaysia says no to TPP
7-Aug-2012 The Sun Daily
Malaysian Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, which is being negotiated among eleven countries including the US and Malaysia, would be detrimental to the local medical industry.
Leaked US proposal on copyright’s limits: TPP draft looks more restrictive than some had hoped.
6-Aug-2012 Ars Technica
Last week, a few short paragraphs of text were leaked that revealed something of the terms on fair use being negotiated in secret by the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Japan’s free-trade nemesis built on part-time farmers empire
3-Aug-2012 Bloomberg
Japan’s government wants it. Mitsubishi Corp. backs it. Toyota Motor Corp. says they need it to compete. Yet, whether Japan joins the biggest attempt at a global free-trade pact may hinge on part-time rice farmers like Tadashi Hirose. And he doesn’t much like it.
Ma touts FTAs as way to revive flagging economy
21-Jul-2012
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday pledged to speed up trade liberalization and raise the nation’s international competitiveness by seeking to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership within the next eight years and signing free-trade agreements with major trade partners.
TPP talks likely to conclude by October 2013
16-Jul-2012 The Sun Daily
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which has gone through 13 rounds of negotiations, could be concluded by October next year, East Asian International Economic Law and Policy Programme chairman Lim Chin Leng said.
USCSI - Business Community TPP Services Letter to USTR
12-Jul-2012
We are writing to express our strong support for a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement that includes major commitments aimed at further liberalizing cross-border trade and investment in services.
San Diego says no to the TPP
11-Jul-2012 Socialist Worker
Rick Greenblatt reports on the Obama administration’s secret negotiations for a new free-trade agreement—and the voices raised in dissent against it in San Diego.
CETA is the new ACTA: Leaked intellectual property chapter sparks angst
10-Jul-2012 Council of Canadians
According Michael Geist, Canada and the European Union are trying to ratify the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement through the backdoor, by including almost all its Internet and enforcement provisions in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
Trans Pacific Partnership protest marches on San Diego; Arrests made
8-Jul-2012 San Diego City Buzz Examiner
Arrests were made Saturday as the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement protest marched on the Gaslamp district in downtown San Diego.