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11 nations set to sign revamped TPP deal amid trade war fears

Published Tue, Mar 6, 2018 · 09:50 PM

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A YEAR after an abrupt US withdrawal left a fledgling 12-nation Pacific trade pact for dead, the 11 remaining states will sign a re-vamped deal this Thursday aimed at slashing tariffs.

The agreement - rebranded as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) - has been championed as an antidote to growing US protectionism under President Donald Trump.

"We are not going to be derailed by Trump's decision" to withdraw the U…

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