There is not a single mention of climate change or human rights in the treaty text….While leaked documents from the TPP negotiations suggest the U.S. acquiesced to other countries attempts to weaken the agreement, history shows that tying environmental and human rights issues into larger strategic agreements actually strengthens these treaties.
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Here’s a Problem with the TPP that Hillary Clinton Ignores at her Peril
Posted July 25th, 2016 at 11:29 am (UTC-5)
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How to Get Tough with China
Posted April 27th, 2016 at 1:43 pm (UTC-5)
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Public anger over corruption is probably what scares the Communist Party of China’s leadership the most….Expose ruling-class corruption—perhaps starting with the top fifty CPC leaders and their families—and trumpet it repeatedly and widely. The United States is aware of part of the problem, but it can uncover much more with proper effort.
President Obama Needs to Fight for His New Trade Deal
Posted October 6th, 2015 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
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…Monday’s agreement is just the end of the beginning for TPP: Obama still has to get Congress to pass it, and that’s no done deal.
What Is America Without Influence? Trump Will Find Out
The liberal order led by the U.S. favored an open world connected by the free flow of people, goods, ideas and capital, a world grounded in the principles of self-determination and sovereignty for nations and basic rights for their citizens….The postwar order that America built now is facing acute challenges, including from old competitors.