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Based on the minister’s logic, which is flawed, TPPA is dead regardless of whether Trump wins or loses. Campaigning stances to Primaries voters made by all four frontrunners – Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on the Democratic side, and Donald Trump and Ted Cruz on the Republican side- it is certain that the next US president is against TPPA.
The immediate question at hand, if we had to speculate on the fate of US side of the TPPA, it will mean predicting the elections of the entire lower house of Congress and the one-third of Senate seats up for re-election in November, which could bring a completely different set of power dynamics.
TPPA and TTIP (the European equivalent of TPPA), will most likely be voted on after the elections and will very likely be passed as law, unless there is an overwhelming shift in Congress.
If Bernie Sanders wins the election, it is likely that he will do everything possible to bring about TPPA’s demise. Clinton may talk a strong opposing game but may not lift a finger to oppose it if Congress passes the TPPA.
On the other side, Cruz is not worth mentioning though he did vote against an earlier TPPA ‘enabling legislation’ named ‘Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority’. But Trump, with nothing other than a track record of incoherent policy stands and monumental flip flops (Trump has donated a large sum of money to Hillary Clinton before) is a big question-mark.
less...The controversial Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) will likely end if Donald Trump become the next US president and the world superpower opts to withdraw from the trade bloc, International and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said today.
“We don’t want to make a prediction but if Congress doesn’t agree with the TPPA, then TPPA will be buried because section 30 of the TPPA needs the participation of the US because they are the world’s largest economy, with 20 per cent of the global economy.
“So when we negotiate TPPA without the US, then it’ll be less effective and have less meaning,” he said.
The Republican candidate for the US presidential elections reportedly called the TPP the “biggest betrayal” of Americans, claiming the deal will result in job losses to his countrymen from massive work outsourcing.
In this article, we explain the Yarn Forward Rule as a case of how in certain cases, the benefits of zero tariffs on exports provided by the TPP are negated because of other imposed rules in certain industries. The Yarn Forward Rule is a rule that forces the textile industries in TPP countries to bu… Read more
In this article, we answer a question from the public: “Why is the US pushing to protect the private sector?” In sum, the US government answers to their campaign financiers, and they also respond to their cleared advisor committees within the TPPA negotiations, composed mostly of multinational compa… Read more
What happens if we sign or don’t sign, from a geopolitical point of view? What is the TPP’s connection with China, and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the other FTA currently being negotiated between China, ASEAN, and 5 other countries? What about other countries who have exp… Read more
In this article we talk about how the TPP will affect state governance in member countries. Governance is the processes through which a country is run, and the interactions between different governmental and non-governmental entities to make decisions based on national interest. How will the TPPA wo… Read more
This article explains how the TPPA can affect member countries’ ability to govern themselves. It focuses on the Malaysian perspective, and looks at why developing countries like Malaysia need to update laws constantly for new developments in current affairs, and how the TPPA might restrict that. The… Read more
In this article, we cover the impacts of the TPP on societal issues, namely health and environment, human rights, labour rights, and privacy. The TPP has an exceptions chapter which covers health, environment and privacy issues but does not apply to all chapters, such as investment and intellectual … Read more
What if we don’t sign? What if we don’t comply? What if we want to withdraw? In this article we address the commonly heard concerns on the TPP from the Malaysian perspective. This series is brought to you by TPPDebate.org based on a recent NGO briefing on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Ma… Read more
There is an environmental chapter in the TPPA, but the language is weak and vague. It also does not address pressing issues like climate change. Potential negative impacts by the TPP on the environment come mainly from ISDS, where investors can sue governments for lessening their profits through env… Read more
Export taxes have the function of keeping raw materials’ prices cheap within the country, so that local value-adding industries can thrive. However, under the TPP, Malaysia’s ability to adjust export taxes is restricted, potentially opening up a situation of economic colonialisation where developed … Read more
The gist of the TPPA content on services is that all service sectors should be liberalised for foreign investment, unless member countries specify exceptions. The TPPA full text shows that Malaysia did not get as many exceptions as other countries. The services and investment chapter is binding acro… Read more
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