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This R&D provides resources on the Trans-Pacific Parternship (TPP). The TPP is a free trade zone that includes twelve Pacific Rim nations such as the United States, Japan, Canada, and Australia. The Obama administration has championed the deal as a way to counter China’s influence in the Pacific, but Republicans and Democrats have expressed skepticism about the accord. Negotiations on the TPP were completed last Monday, but now the accord faces fierce ratification battles that could be lost pending political changes in the nations that signed.
What happens next? The conclusion of TPP negotiations analyzed by CSIS: http://t.co/BebJoT5sUb pic.twitter.com/Uum2FJmg5G
— CSIS (@CSIS) October 12, 2015
The Trans-Pacific Partnership deal is a landmark achievement, but what battles remain? http://t.co/Y11vPI6uPS #TPP pic.twitter.com/evfxHdBf54
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) October 12, 2015
The 2016 presidential frontrunners threaten the Trans-Pacific Partnership http://t.co/cswHhF3Rqs
— Fortune (@FortuneMagazine) October 12, 2015
If Republicans are to pass the TPP, they may have to move mountains and molehills alike: http://t.co/4yaVRxhXMy pic.twitter.com/6OzflC5D8m
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) October 12, 2015
Why has TPP been so hard to sell in America http://t.co/ak5A6dX0BT pic.twitter.com/XPVi4mQ2pN
— The Economist (@EconUS) October 12, 2015
What does China think of the TPP?: http://t.co/NnK0K4LVWM
— The Diplomat (@Diplomat_APAC) October 12, 2015
TPP will apply to 40% of the world’s economy. Stop the foot-dragging http://t.co/Uy84mbWVfX pic.twitter.com/nqmprgo9YI
— The Economist (@EconBizFin) October 12, 2015
Opinion: Dear media, There’s no reason to celebrate the TPP http://t.co/ML6eOXIcyZ via @DeanBaker13
— Al Jazeera America (@ajam) October 12, 2015
Delaware’s senators say Clinton won’t sway the Senate on trade: http://t.co/zS8x4Axy2N pic.twitter.com/IQtxOkwA7Z
— The Hill (@thehill) October 10, 2015
Why Hillary Clinton’s opposition of the TPP could hurt her http://t.co/im7VtBIolW
— Fortune (@FortuneMagazine) October 10, 2015
The ‘biggest global threat to the internet’ was just approved, and you probably had no idea http://t.co/YxLyHLRQtf #WhyWe‘reSkeptical
— Bill Sanders (@technacea) October 12, 2015