Donald Trump has just delivered his major speech on trade policy, at an aluminum plant in Monessen, PA. [Ian Fletcher | June 28, 2016 | Huffington Post] You can watch it on YouTube here. There’s a transcript here. Hillary Clinton recently gave a long speech attacking Trump on many things. In it, she retreated from her recent feint against the Trans-Pacific Partnership and attacked…
Bernie Sanders is urging Democrats to oppose holding a vote on a massive Pacific Rim trade deal. [Vicki Needham | June 27, 2016 | The Hill] The Vermont senator wants the party’s platform to make its opposition clear on the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which the White House is trying to push through Congress before President…
[KYODO, AFP-JIJI | June 22, 2016 | Japan Times] Japan does not plan to rework the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal despite U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton’s suggestion Tuesday that she may try to renegotiate it, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda said on Wednesday. “We are not going to accept any request from the…
