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In reply to the discussion: Without endorsing TPP, some things to consider about it. [View all]cali
(114,904 posts)China already has a trade agreement with 10 other regional neighbors, including Malaysia and Vietnam- as well as Indonesia and the Philippines. It was finalized, I believe, in 2011. Nothing in the TPP prevents China from forging other trade agreements. There are absolutely downsides to this particularly deal vis a vis Malaysia and Vietnam. For one thing, this agreement does nothing to address Malaysia's HIDEOUS (one of the world's worst) human trafficking problem which results, essentially, in a lot of slave labor- thus Menendez trying to include this in the TPA. Oh, and no 4.5 points in 15 years re the Human Development index is hardly the big deal you're making it out to be.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEAN%E2%80%93China_Free_Trade_Area
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026649869
you use a faulty basis and a lot of bullshit assumptions to make your largely fact free assumptions.