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Singapore welcomes US move to rejoin TPP, but economists ask if it's for real

Trump's move comes at a time when his trade strategy is under fire amid escalating tension with China

Published Fri, Apr 13, 2018 · 09:50 PM
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WHILE Singapore welcomes the US rejoining the Trans Pacific free trade pact, private-sector economists here are sceptical about President Donald Trump's sharp reversal of his country's pull-out of the agreement, made days after he assumed the presidency.

"Joining TPP will re-establish the US administration's commitment to global free trade," said Chua Hak Bin, a seni…

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