In Japan, Pence Talks Trade And North Korea's Threat To The Region
Source: washingtonpost
One of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s closest aides, chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga, suggested that the Japanese government might try to breathe new life into the TPP, which was meant to encompass 12 Pacific Rim nations that comprise and covers 40 percent of the world economy.
It was led by the U.S. and Japan, but also included Canada, Australia, Singapore and Chile.
“We have a feeling that the 11-nation framework should be given weight,” Suga said in an interview with the Kyodo News Agency Saturday.
Abe had previously said that TPP without the U.S. would be “meaningless.”
But his government has re-embraced TPP because even without the U.S., it may be the best option for Japan, said Tobias Harris, a Japan analyst for Teneo Intelligence, a consultancy. It was certainly looking better than an alternative bloc led by China, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
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Pence a Not Elected to White House anointed by Trump pulled a Bush like speech straight face work up to the Iraq war threatened North Korea as if any talks are off the table. He also told the Japanese they owe money to Nato for protecting them from any war.
