CPTPP

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

LDP to offer farmers revenue insurance to cushion TPP impact
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to set up an insurance system to cushion the blow for farmers when the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact comes into effect
The Trans-Pacific Partnership poses a grave threat to sustainable development
It is essential that future trade deals promote human development, access to knowledge, public health, human development, and climate action.
3 Ways the TPP Will Hurt the Climate—If We Let It Pass
The Trans Pacific Partnership is in climate denial - nowhere in its more than 5,000 pages does it mention climate change.
Philippines studying prospects of joining TPP
The Philippines is scrutinizing the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), consulting stakeholders and assessing the TPP's economic impact on the country.
TPP- the cooperation and capacity building chapter
Broadly focusing on the militarization of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, “the Cooperation and Capacity Building” chapter should provide context to just how threatening this Pacific partnership is to the region.
As US promotes TPP as a way to improve labor standards, Guatemala shows failed promises of previous trade deals
When Guatemala joined CAFTA in 2006, proponents of the deal said it would improve conditions for workers. Seven years later, Guatemala was named the most dangerous country for trade unionists. Supporters of the TPP are making many of the same promises.
China to push alternative trade pact at Apec
China will seek to push its own vision of an Asia-Pacific trade pact at a regional summit next week, senior officials said, after this month’s release of a rival US-led deal that pointedly excludes the Asian giant.
LDP considering national 'farming MBA' program as part of TPP policy
The government may support "MBA in agriculture" programs across Japan as part of domestic agricultural policies to prepare for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade pact.
U.S. auto safeguard in TPP identical to KORUS, but different in practice
The special motor vehicle safeguard that the United States has secured in its bilateral auto deal with Japan under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is identical to the one included in the U.S.-Korea free trade agreement, but will have a different lifespan
TPP's clauses that let Australia be sued are weapons of legal destruction, says lawyer
Leading arbitration lawyer says there are critical loopholes in the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s investment chapter that leave Australia wide open