A TPP by any other name: Japan fighting to keep ‘elements’ of the zombie trade deal, in one form or another: ambassador

The Asian power wants its partners to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but that could ‘antagonize’ Donald Trump, says a former trade minister's aide.
Japanese Ambassador Kenjiro Monji, pictured in 2015, says Japan will continue to try to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to reverse his decision to withdraw from the TPP.
Japan is now ready to talk about a pan-Pacific trade deal without the United States, says the country’s ambassador, marking a near-reversal of its official position from late last year. But any country that wants to make a deal ...

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