Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe invested political capital in overcoming opposition to the TPP from farmers and the medical lobby. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Washington will need to think about what role it wants to play in Asia and its fast-growing markets. “TPP is meaningless without the United States,” said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. China also called at APEC for progress on a separate arrangement, the Free Trade Agreement of the Asia Pacific. “We hope these free trade agreements can reinforce rather than thwart each other,” said Geng.

Source: thestar November 22, 2016 13:00 UTC