Abe Calls for US-Japan Leadership on TPP, No Breakthrough Announced
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for “sweeping” structural reform in his country’s agricultural sector, but stopped short of announcing a breakthrough in U.S.-Japanese talks in Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations during an April 29 speech to Congress. The U.S. and Japan…
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must lead the TPP to a successful conclusion based on “shared values” of democracy, freedom and economic prosperity, he said. Abe stressed the TPP should fight back against poor labor conditions, environmental regulations and intellectual property infringement in the Asia-Pacific, while also pointing to the U.S.-Japanese security incentives in TPP. The day before, Abe and President Barack Obama delivered similar calls to wrap up TPP talks quickly (here).