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Asia eyeing bilateral trade pacts with US after Trump ditches TPP

But getting traction may not be easy, given his attacks on trade deals and his "America First" policy on jobs

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Published Wed, Feb 15, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Hong Kong

    EVERYTHING old is new again when it comes to trade deals.

    There's been a flurry of interest in reverting to one-on-one talks with the US after President Donald Trump ditched a 12-nation Pacific trade pact. Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe went to Washington in part to talk about the potential for a bilateral agreement.

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