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Obama Travels to Asia but Future of Trade Pact Is Uncertain
MEDFORD—President Barack Obama’s trip to four Asian nations is aimed in large part to reassure skeptical partners that the announced US pivot to Asia is real. But squabbling among America’s Asian...
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Obama Visits Asia, Skips China
President Obama left to Japan on Tuesday for the beginning of his weeklong trip through Asia. He will enjoy a state visit in Japan, make an address to U.S. service members in South Korea, answer...
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Pacific Trade Deal May Fail as Capitalism Means Different Things in the US...
Despite the positive spin that has accompanied negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), reaching an agreement that would satisfy all 12 partners was always going to be difficult. The TPP...
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Republican Gains Could Aid Obama’s Asia Trade Pact
WASHINGTON—Big Republican gains on Election Day would be a blow to much of President Barack Obama’s agenda, but one stymied item on his to-do list might get a fresh chance to move forward: trade. That...
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Stopping the Biggest Corporate Power Grab in Years
When global justice groups wanted to halt expansion of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1999, they organized massive demonstrations in Seattle, where the official ministerial conference was being...
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US Has Decision to Make on Asia Trade
U.S. Treasury yields jumped during the month of February, largely due to robust domestic economic indicators. But another key driver, though little noticed, could lie in China’s increased divestment of...
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Shilling for the Biggest Trade Flimflam in History
All right boys and girls, gather ’round and I’ll tell you the story of the “Investor State Dispute Resolution” clause. Wait, children. Where are you going? OK, the wonkish gibberish the powers that be...
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The Case That Blew the Lid Off the World Bank’s Secret Courts
COCHAABAMBA, Bolivia—There’s an international awakening afoot about a radical expansion of corporate power—one that sits at the center of two historic global trade deals nearing completion. One focuses...
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Congress Can—and Should—Declassify the Trans-Pacific Partnership
One of the most controversial aspects of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the fact that the Obama administration has tried to impose a public blockade on the text of the draft agreement....
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Canadians in the Dark on TPP
OTTAWA—It’s the biggest free trade deal Canadians never heard of. A new poll suggests three in four Canadians have no idea that Canada is one of 12 countries immersed in negotiations for the...
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Japan’s ‘Sacred’ Rice Farmers Brace for Pacific Trade Deal’s Death Sentence
In small wet rice fields, or suiden, across Japan, farmers don rubber boots to slosh through the fields and check their plantings. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in tropical Hawaii, negotiators are...
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Trans-Pacific Partnership: Boost or Not for Participant Economies?
If negotiations are completed successfully and ratified by the dozen Pacific countries involved, is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) likely to create more jobs and economic activity for...
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Malaysians Worldwide Demand Prime Minister’s Resignation
Late last month, Malaysians at home and abroad participated in extended public demonstrations. Protesters were calling for government and economic reform, clean elections, the right to public protest,...
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Save Our Jobs in Services
Dear Editor, Although we hear little about it, we should be concerned about pending legislation that could destroy our sovereignty as a free and independent nation. We already have NAFTA [North...
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TPP an Unequivocal Win for Canadian Banking, Insurance
Canada’s financial services sector has a lot to gain from the landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal whose negotiations concluded on Oct. 5. There is no doubt or controversy about it, unlike...
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We May Have Cinched TPP, but Is US Trade a Lost Cause?
President Barack Obama, with fast-track negotiating powers in his back pocket, managed to seal the biggest trade agreement of the World Trade Organization era this month. The passage of fast-track,...
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TPP Is a Good Deal for Canada
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has finally landed. The 12 countries who signed on to the deal announced on Oct. 5 in Atlanta still have to ratify it, meaning lawmakers will review and debate the...
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TPP Secrecy Puts Canada’s Internet Freedom on the Chopping Block
Over the past two weeks, our government has been laying it on thick, trying to sell Canadians on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): the largest and most secretive agreement in the history of the...
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Japan May Have Tricky Time Passing TPP After Making Concessions on Rice, Beef
Japan, by far the second-biggest economy in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) behind the United States, played a key role in finalizing the trade pact in Atlanta over the weekend. The accord...
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Indonesia’s Leader Says His Country to Join Asia Trade Pact
WASHINGTON—Indonesia’s leader looked to cement his nation’s growing ties with the United States, declaring after a meeting Monday with President Barack Obama that Southeast Asia’s largest economy...
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The Limits of Multilateralism
One of the distinctive features of the contemporary international order is the role played by multilateral organizations. Ever since the United States became the dominant force in international affairs...
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Business Group Hopes to Jumpstart Momentum for Trade Pact
WASHINGTON—Leading business groups, often at odds with President Barack Obama, are looking to give momentum to one of his top priorities before he leaves office: approval of a trade pact linking 12...
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Obama, SE Asian Leaders Seek Resolution to Maritime Disputes
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif.—President Barack Obama and the leaders of Southeast Asia called Tuesday for peaceful resolution of the region’s maritime disputes as they concluded a summit in California. Obama...
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With Eye on China, Obama Strengthens Ties With Vietnam
President Barack Obama had the ambitious goal of laying the foundation for a new stage in bilateral relations with Vietnam while visiting the country for the first time May 23–25. He took another step...
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The US Needs to Work Fast on Passing the TPP
As the din in the U.S. Presidential race gets noisier, issues of national interest are being put on the back burner. One such issue is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a free-trade agreement...
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What ‘Brexit’ Means for China
The U.K.’s referendum to exit the European Union shook the global financial markets. While Brexit’s eventual impact may take months, if not years, to assess, its effect will not be solely confined...
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TPP Could Haunt Clinton in General Election
News Analysis Hillary Clinton has the difficult task between now and November to remain consistent with her positions on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement while uniting the Democratic...
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In Platform Draft, Sanders Wins on Climate, Loses on Trade
ORLANDO, Fla.—Bernie Sanders’ still-impassioned campaign electrified debate over a draft of the Democratic Party’s policy positions Saturday, winning concessions on climate change but failing to...
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Sanders Supporters Praise ‘Most Progressive Platform’ Despite Losing Key...
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton delegates came to an agreement during a meeting in Orlando, Florida on a final version of the Democratic party’s platform to be voted on in the Philadelphia...
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Clinton Ally Says She Will End up Backing TPP
Longtime friend of Hillary Clinton, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe said that he believes that Clinton will support the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a claim that the Clinton campaign immediately...
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Trump’s Twitter War with China | China Uncensored
So you thought Twitter was dead. Far from it! Twitter is having a resurgence. It’s all anyone can talk about. And it’s all thanks to soon to be president, Donald Trump. On the campaign trail, Trump...
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Who Would Win a US-China Trade War? | China Uncensored
Trade Wars: that’s more than just George Lucas’s unproduced spin-off of the Star Wars prequels. According to the leaked script, it follows Jar Jar Binks as he infiltrates the Trade Federation. Strange...
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