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Little Tich

(6,171 posts) Mon Oct 26, 2015, 10:02 PM Oct 2015

President says Indonesia intends to join TPP trade deal

Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo, speaking after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday, said his Southeast Asian country intends to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal the United States has forged with 11 other nations.

"We are the largest economy in Southeast Asia," Widodo said through a translator. "And Indonesia intends to join the TPP."

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said the United States would keep sharing information about the TPP, which will set common standards on issues ranging from workers' rights to intellectual property protection.

"As we have said from the beginning, TPP is intended to be an open platform to which other countries who are able and willing to meet the standards can potentially accede," he said at a business summit hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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President says Indonesia intends to join TPP trade deal (Original Post) Little Tich Oct 2015 OP

Thanks Obama ToxMarz Oct 2015 #1

The Indonesians have also been hypnotized by Obama? Japan is a huge closed market Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #2

Japan is NOT a closed market Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #3

Imported manufactured goods, food, staples, etc. is not the same as cheap China stuff that no Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #4

You can buy Fords, GM cars, Mercedes Benzes, BMWs, Volvos, Volkswagens, Mini Coopers in Japan Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #5

ToxMarz

(2,166 posts)

1. Thanks Obama

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 10:20 PM

Oct 2015

Now I have achieved parity with Indonesia. Actually reached it a while ago. Wonder if they got totally fucked and had their wages garnished because they were behind in the student loan payments 'cause there were no jobs that paid enough so they lost their housing. Probably not, home ownership isn't something they even aspire to, that's like unicorns that fart glitter to them. Oh well WooHOO! This is great for 'Merica'.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

2. The Indonesians have also been hypnotized by Obama? Japan is a huge closed market

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 10:30 PM

Oct 2015

and the most populous country in the area would be happy to enter into with more open trade.

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

3. Japan is NOT a closed market

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 10:33 PM

Oct 2015

I can buy all sorts of imported crap here in Japan, but most of the time, it's just that-- crap.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

4. Imported manufactured goods, food, staples, etc. is not the same as cheap China stuff that no

Reply to Art_from_Ark (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 10:38 PM

Oct 2015

one in Japan would want to make!

Autos to pencils comparison.

Japan in the TPP puts to the test all the objections to the TPP.

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

5. You can buy Fords, GM cars, Mercedes Benzes, BMWs, Volvos, Volkswagens, Mini Coopers in Japan

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 10:48 PM

Oct 2015

And you can buy all sorts of imported foods here-- just walk into any Seiyu/Walmart or Costco, for example. All supermarkets sell imported foods, and nearly all of the wines in Japan are imported.

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