BaldBastard

Papua New Guinea is more an issue for the international companies ( mining) operating out of Australia, BHP and the likes not really an issue, Australia's invested billions there for fuck all return except for those mining companies .

Think of it like this, less than 30,000 Australians a year visit there, 1.2 million go to Bali yet Papua New Guinea is only 4 hours away vs 7 hours to Bali,.. and has nicer beaches ;)

So.. We'd rather holiday in Muslim country than go there and doing business is the same.

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TTP now named CPTPP, like they say America is welcome to join, which is a bit fucking different than being at the negotiating table making sure your country gets what it wants or needs, but they are welcome to join and as Abe pointed out.. so is China.

But how those policies are set out is being decided now and the USA is no longer apart of those discussions.

welcome to join later though..

I just did a search to see what American farmers are saying, heres one..

TPP countries move on without the U.S. | National Hog Farmer

Once the new trade agreement is finalized, member countries will enjoy lower tariff trade with one another. The CPTPP will sharply cut agricultural tariffs for the 11 country members. Also, Korea, the Philippines and Thailand are expected to join the new trade agreement once it is ratified. Thus U.S. companies and industries will find themselves at a disadvantage. U.S. agriculture is expected to lose sales and market share once the agreement goes into effect.


According to Japanese media reports nearly two-dozen stipulations sought by the U.S. in the original TPP deal were shelved after Washington withdrew.

Pacific Rim trade pact makes step toward new deal without US | The Sacramento Bee

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Trump fucked America BIGLY on that, he has cost you TRILLIONS in lost trade, and he did that on day two with a stroke of a pen.

Winning right?