THE TRANS – PACIFIC –

PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a proposed trade agreement between several Pacific Rim countries concerning a variety of matters of economic policy.

WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW What is TPP?

The stated goal of the agreement : enhance TRADE and INVESTMENT among the TPP partner countries promote INNOVATION, ECONOMIC GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT support the CREATION and RETENTION of JOBS

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What are TPP aimed

at?

Lower Trade Barrier

Labour & Enviromental

Law

Investor – State Dispute

Settlement

Intellectual Property

WHAT WE SHOULD KNOWHow has

TPP developed?

2005 2008 2010 - 2012 2013

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WHAT WE SHOULD KNOWWho ‘s TPP potential member?

Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Philipines,

Laos, Colombia, Costa Rica, Indonesia

WHAT WE SHOULD KNOWHow about

TPP’s value?

Market Bloc

Total GDP

Export & Import

790 million ppeople

40 %

1/3

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WHY SHOULD WE CARE 5 S of TPP

Special Supplementary

Suprising Strange

Serious

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WHY SHOULD WE CARE Suplementary

WHY SHOULD WE CARE Suprising

5%

1%

Viet Nam will get the LARGEST BENEFIT of TPP Agreement.

WHY SHOULD WE CARE Suprising

IT’S UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!

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WHY SHOULD WE CARE Serious

I’m important!

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WHAT CAN WE DO Be Courageous!

WHAT CAN WE DO Be Courageous!

WHAT CAN WE DO Be Flexible