No Pacific trade deal without the U.S., says Japanese envoy

Chinese-led negotiations may be Canada’s last chance at a regional agreement.

Japanese Ambassador Kenjiro Monji has touted his country's steadfast support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership to Canadian MPs and members of the press. He also says Japan won't likely renegotiate the agreement if the U.S. backs out. The Hill Times photograph by Marie-Danielle Smith

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

November 30, 2016

Japan’s ambassador has nixed the possibility of a trans-Pacific trade deal without the United States, scuttling the hopes of members of Canada’s official opposition and others who have called for the remaining members of the TPP to push for a new deal if U.S. presi...

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