Foreign media said that at the meeting of chief negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) held in Toronto, Canada, the Japanese government will propose that in order to make the agreement, which does not include the United States, it is necessary to make a rough agreement before and after the informal meeting of the leaders of the APEC in the first half of November. The first meeting of chief negotiators after the United States withdrew from the TPP was held on the afternoon of May 2 local time. Japan will call on the remaining 11 countries to unite, but each country has different ideas, and it is still unknown whether it can advance the negotiations as Japan wants.
According to Kyodo News on May 2, Japan, the largest economy among the 11 countries, intends to lead the TPP negotiations, which do not include the United States. This also means checking and balancing the United States to seek bilateral agreement negotiations.
reported that Japan's specific idea is to finalize specific methods to promote the entry into force of the agreement at the ministerial meeting of TPP members during the APEC Trade Ministers' Meeting late this month, and decide the final direction at the time of the informal meeting of APEC leaders.
According to Kyodo News, Japan is also vigilant about the construction of the trade liberalization framework led by China, hoping to make TPP effective earlier than the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), which China participated.
However, it is reported that the positions of different countries are different. According to analysis, Vietnam and Malaysia 's attitude towards Japan's proposal may be more negative, because the withdrawal of the United States makes it difficult to expand exports to the US market, and after the agreement comes into effect, it has to face problems such as state-owned enterprise reform.
Japanese side said that "various opinions appear as expected", and it will also propose a mechanism that will make the United States easy to re-adopt TPP.
According to Kyodo News on May 1, at the TPP chief negotiator meeting held in Toronto , in order to allow the TPP of 11 countries, not including the United States, to take effect as soon as possible, the Japanese government will advocate making minimal changes to the content of the agreement agreed upon by 12 countries, including the United States, and promote the adoption of a "protocol form" different from the agreement, that is, to conclude a protocol by countries interested in participating.
reported that although the procedures for the "protocol form" are simpler than that, there may be situations where dissatisfied countries withdraw and the number of participating countries decreases. Japan looks forward to promoting TPP.
In addition, according to the Russian "Expert" weekly website on May 3, Tokyo said in February that after US President Trump withdrew from the TPP, this grand economic and political project lost its meaning and it was destined to disappear. But within two months, the Japanese government completely changed its position. Tokyo is now convinced that TPP will have good prospects even without the participation of the United States. The reason for the sudden 180-degree turn in Japan's attitude is simple and clear, all because of China. Japan believes that from , Chile, to Malaysia, all countries are actively looking for alternatives to the United States. Without TPP, China will definitely replace the United States.
reported that China-backed RCEP should not be forgotten. RCEP is naturally far from TPP, but if the latter disappears completely, RCEP can completely become the basis of the new agreement, and China will definitely play a leading role in it. Japan certainly does not want its main opponent to play a leading role in the future development of the Pacific region. TPP is a powerful tool to curb China.
Russian "Expert" Weekly believes that it is better to do late than not, but Tokyo obviously delays a bit long. Beijing has taken the initiative. China has acted decisively and quickly. In the past six months, China has made great efforts and invested huge amounts of money to improve and strengthen diplomatic and strategic relations with many countries with its advantages in soft power. Tokyo clearly realizes that it can’t be dragged on any longer, otherwise China will become stronger and will become an undisputed regional leader. The Japanese leadership now wants to seize the opportunity to lead the revived TPP and lead the Pacific region to welcome the 21st 20s.
profile picture: In Rancho Miraday, California, USA, people hold slogans against the TPP. Xinhua News Agency
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