Coss Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Moves to keep TPP alive Countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have agreed to look at ways to move the trade deal forward without the United States, which has withdrawn. http://www.radionz.c...-keep-tpp-alive I seem to remember that the protestors' most virulent complaint about the TPP, was the protection/benefit, it gave the interests of the USA, in areas like, but not limited to, Tobacco, Intellectual Property etc. Then Trumpo pulled out. Then the protestors, like Professor Jane Kelsey in NZ, lambasted that as a failure, as a failure of government (whose? anyone's, you choose). Now it's going to move forward, just without Uncle Donald. Prolly a good thing IMHO. But the professional protestors will (hang on a moment, thinks to one's self, 'flip, flop..' ahhh ) flip again and decry any version of the TPP as evil, even one without Uncle Donald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Time will tell. The corporate world of Amerika was what many feared the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Hillary supported it, which probably tells you it's a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Hillary supported it, which probably tells you it's a bad idea. Trump was against it, which probably tells you it's a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Trump was against it because Hillary was for it. Basic politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 The last USA trade deal, NAFTA, was a complete f*ck up! Learn from history!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted May 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 It would seem we have, a trade deal without the US, got to be good Or conversely as I heard someone say today, a trade deal without the USA, is like a Zimmer Frame that you cut the back wheels off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted May 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Then someone said, Zimmer Frames don't have back wheels. the reply was USA don't have a trade deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 China gains the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted May 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 NZ is only a little country, but if the following is representative, Trumpo could do well to look at some paper reports, rather than Fox News reports... Top 10 trading partners Country Exports NZ$ (millions) Imports NZ$ (millions) Total trade NZ$ (millions) Australia 12,994 11,333 24,327 China, People's Republic of 10,342 9,454 19,796 European Union 8,098 11,521 19,619 United States of America 7,920 8,012 15,932 Japan 3,617 3,332 6,949 Singapore 1,443 2,859 4,302 Korea, Republic of 2,085 2,179 4,264 Malaysia 1,154 1,968 3,122 Thailand 939 2,072 3,011 Taiwan 1,201 776 1,977 Total trade 67,475 65,137 132,612 sorry, can't get the tabulated bits working, but you get the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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