#CPTPP

Emma Kennedy💙

EmmaKennedy

Someone explain to me why joining the Pan Pacific bloc (other side of the world) is absolutely fine for Brexiters but joining the Single Market on our doorstep (which is

Otto English

Otto_English

If you want to join EU you have to comply with stringent democratic standards. Clearly that doesn't apply to the CPTPP because Brunei is an absolute monarchy, Vietnam is a

Canada West Foundation

CanadaWestFdn

THREAD: Back in January, we hosted @AndyMBarr at a Pop-Up-Policy event, where we discussed #Brexit as well as future opportunities for UK-Canada trade, including UK interest in joining the #CPTPP

Peter Ungphakorn

CoppetainPU

The UK is starting talks to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (#CPTPP)One way of finding out what it is: look at the text.Here goes.It doesn’t have

David Henig

DavidHenigUK

This potential benefit list from CPTPP is not the longest and is still misleading. Those Malaysian whisky tariffs - emilimated over 15 years (if they don't seek any specific exemption

Sharon Sun

SharonZYSun

UK just announced joining the #CPTPP as a priority post-#Brexit – and that is good news for Canada according to our @DadeCWF @CanadaWestFdn . 1/7 #canadawest https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cptpp-trade-united-kingdom-nafta-1.5614470 Back

David Henig

DavidHenigUK

Gather UK application to join CPTPP is finally about to be announced, not that it was exactly a secret. Economic value limited given distance and existing UK deals, not a

Dr Anna Jerzewska

AnnaJerzewska

Look, I'm all for the UK joining the CPTPP. It won't be the first FTA signed for political/strategic reasons without serious, tangible economic benefits. Trade deals are signed for a

Dmitry Grozoubinski

DmitryOpines

1/ Joining the (CP)TPP, how would that work? The CPTPP is the Taylor Swift of trade agreements. Just being photographed next to it really ups your street cred. Yet, as

Zhenhua Lu

luchenhwa

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told reporters Thursday that “China has a positive and open attitude toward joining the #CPTPP .” The premier’s comment appears to be the first time that

Mike Bird

Birdyword

India and the US are RCEP's great losers.But that doesn't make China the winner. RCEP is a shallow reflection of the CPTPP. The architects of Asia's trade framework are in

Initiative for Free Trade

IFTtweets

Today, the UK is presenting a letter of application for CPTPP membership.This thread is for those interested in the demands of membership. It pulls text from our policy paper on

Steve Analyst

EmporersNewC

Shall we do this? I think we shall... (Thread)https://twitter.com/trussliz/status/1281576885214904320 There is no question that is a lot of GDP. And if we go by market size, that is nearly 60

Holger Hestermeyer

hhesterm

Two observations on public awareness of the Brexit debate and their impact on what can be done. (Thread) 1) The public - even an expert legal public - is not

UK in Singapore 🇬🇧

UKinSingapore

What a week for relations. @tradegovuk Secretary of State @trussliz and @MTI_Sg Chan Chun Sing, signed the UK- Singapore Free Trade Agreement. This takes the UK closer to joining the

UK in Vietnam🇬🇧🇻🇳

UKinVietnam

1/4 - It has been an incredible day for relations! @tradegovuk Secretary of State @trussliz & her counterpart, Minister Trần Tuấn Anh concluded the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement,

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