TPP将遭遇障碍

 

TPP may hit roadblock

The 12-member Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that was signed earlier this year may not come into effect in its present form. Both the US presidential candidates—frontrunner, Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump—are opposing the treaty in its current form stating that it is against the US trade interests.

Clinton is against the implementation of the pact since contesting for the polls, while Trump has consistently condemned the ratification of the treaty in his poll campaign.

Unless both of them revoke their decision of not supporting the agreement, Vietnam which stands to gain enormously from the trade deal that spans 40 percent of the world's economy will incur heavy losses.

“My message to every worker in Michigan and across America is this: I will stop any trade deal that kills jobs or holds down wages, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership,” said Clinton during a campaign in Warren recently. She categorically said, “I oppose it now, I'll oppose it after the election, and I'll oppose it as president.”

Likewise, Trump has also taken a stance against the agreement. Reportedly, Trump who has been against the implementation of the treaty vouches to remove the US from the TPP membership if he wins the presidential polls. In a public address in Pennsylvania, Trump said, “The TPP would be the death blow for American manufacturing....”

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TPP将遭遇障碍

年初签署的由12个成员国组成的跨太平洋伙伴关系(TPP)协议或将不能以目前的形式生效。美国总统候选人,民主党总统候选人希拉里·克林顿和共和党候选人唐纳德·特朗普反对该条约目前的形式,指出它不利于了美国的贸易利益。

克林顿反对协议的实施，因为特朗普在他的民意调查中一直谴责该条约的批准。

除非他们撤销他们不支持该协议的决定，否则越南将从贸易协议中获得巨大的利益，而世界上40%以上的经济将蒙受重大损失。

“我给每个在密歇根以及美国的职工留言:我将停止任何扼杀工作机会或压低工资的贸易协议,包括跨太平洋伙伴关系,”克林顿最近在沃伦的竞选中说。她直截了当地说:“我现在反对它,选举之后我会继续反对,作为总统,我还是会反对。”

同样,特朗普也反对该协议。据报道,特朗普一直反对该条约的实施，如果他赢得了总统选举，他将保证把美国从TPP成员国中除名。在宾夕法尼亚州的公共演说中,特朗普说,“TPP将给美国制造业致命一击……”