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Comments on other issues: Is RI missing the TPP bandwagon?

July 1, p6With the 18th round of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations coming up in Malaysia this July, Japan, as the 12th country to join the TPP, is gearing up to take part in the negotiations after it was accepted by participating countries last April

The Jakarta Post

Wed, August 5, 2015 Published on Aug. 5, 2015 Published on 2015-08-05T05:58:08+07:00

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With the 18th round of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations coming up in Malaysia this July, Japan, as the 12th country to join the TPP, is gearing up to take part in the negotiations after it was accepted by participating countries last April. (By Adhyanti S. Wirajuda, Jakarta)

Your comments:

Indonesian economists, ask yourselves whether Indonesia is able to compete with China in the global economy.

If the answer is 'no', then Indonesia should join the TPP, allowing it to influence trade rules and enter the US and Japan markets before the TPP includes China, as it certainly will, sooner or later.

Rim Roger

Indonesia, you don't want the type of corporate hegemony, government corruption, massive poverty and cultural malaise we live with daily in the US!

Indonesia has a come a long way in reducing corruption and increasing the quality of life for its people'the TPP will undo the progress you have made and accelerate it in reverse.

Take it from an American ' resist this Trojan horse!

Stella Mack