President Barack Obama
In the US program of Pacific partnership paper President Barack Obama urged to ratify the agreement and not to give in this region of China. According to him, trade rules must write the US and its allies, not China
US President Barack Obama gave the keynote article on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (Trans-Pacific Partnership, TPP), to which 12 countries’ agreement participants came in October 2015, however, the struggle for the ratification of which still goes to Congress. Article published in The Washington Post.
In it the US president urged not to give up the lead in establishing the rules of international trade in China and accelerate the ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Obama said that the intensification of trade in this region of the world due to the TPP would be a boon to American business and American workers, and would provide an advantage over main rival -. China
«The world has changed. The rules are changing with it. United States, rather than countries such as China, have to write them. Let’s use this opportunity to approve an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership “, – called on the US President in the closing lines of his treatment
Obama recalled on the representatives of China and 15 other countries met in Australia last week to work out an agreement. a comprehensive regional economic partnership (regional Comprehensive economic partnership, RCEP). He noted that this agreement will not prevent unfair competition with the participation of government-subsidized state-owned enterprises. It emphasized the US president will not defend the free and open Internet, and will not protect intellectual property standards so that American creators and entrepreneurs receive credit for their products.
In addition, RCEP, Obama thinks not provide any high standards for “our workers”, or the preservation of the environment.
The president acknowledged that he understands the skepticism towards the new trade agreements in the context of globalization, especially in cities, where due to the development of automation has decreased number of workplaces. “But construction of a wall to isolate itself from the world economy, will only isolate us from the incredible opportunities that this economy provides. Instead insulation America should write the rules. America should be headed. Other countries should play by the rules, which will set America and our partners, and not vice versa, “- urged Obama
In November 2015 the US head of the Department of State John Kerry has invited Russia and China to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, if they are. ready for open cooperation. “And we invite people to join various initiatives, such as for example Trans-Pacific Partnership. We invite China we invite Russia we invite other countries that wish to join, if they agree to raise standards and live up to the high standards, protecting people, working openly, transparently and responsibly “, – said the head of the Department of State
on the TPP negotiations lasted more than five years. US officials and the 11 States in the Pacific zone have reached an agreement on a treaty to TTP October 5, 2015. The document envisages the creation of a free trade area in the Asia-Pacific region. It is expected that a free trade zone between the two countries will cover approximately 40% of global GDP and about one-third of world trade.
4 February 2016 an agreement was signed by the Ministers of Trade of Australia, Brunei, Vietnam, Canada, Malaysia, Mexico , New Zealand, Peru, the United States, Singapore, Chile and Japan.
The Obama administration TPP is positioned as one of its main achievements. However, many opponents of the agreement in the camp respublikanktsev.
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