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Trans-Pacific Partnership Papers Remain Secret for Four Years after Deal

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Admin2

“The secrecy that shrouds the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations just got even more outrageous”, said Professor Jane Kelsey, who monitors the negotiations. The parties have apparently agreed that all documents except the final text will be kept secret for four years … Continue reading →

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New website launched to promote debate on Trans Pacific partnership negotiations

Posted on May 31, 2010 by admin

A new website, Trans-Pacific Partnership Digest, has been launched to provide a comprehensive data base of material on the negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement involving New Zealand and seven other countries (the US, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam).
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Trans-Pacific Partnership: New Zealand jumping onto a sinking ship

Posted on March 14, 2010 by admin

Talks started in Melbourne today for the US, Australia, Peru and Vietnam to join an expanded Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPP, currently comprising NZ, Chile, Brunei, and Singapore, known as the P4 Agreement), with November 2011, when the US hosts APEC, as the target to seal the deal. This will be used as the backdoor means to secure a US/NZ Free Trade Agreement. Already the Americans have said that they see this as more than a mere free trade deal but as a vehicle for broader Asia/Pacific economic integration, which has enormous political implications. Alarm bells should be loudly sounding.
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