TPP Approval Seen Smoother in Asia Than US

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, the most expansive trade agreement in history, is being hailed among its dozen member governments for unifying a market encompassing 40 percent of the global economy with $30 trillion total output. But the pact's implementation is not yet assured. After the secrecy during the negotiating process, politicians, special interest groups and the public in the 12 TPP countries will soon get to analyze the details when the entire document is published. Some...

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