Trade

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With the global economy still weak, countries are looking to increase international trade as a way to boost growth, while maintaining tariffs on imports to protect domestic industries from overseas competition. Brookings experts analyze the political and economic implications of proposed trade agreements and offer suggestions on new opportunities for international cooperation.

A man makes a phone call during an extraordinary legislative session of the Legislative Yuan in Taipei (REUTERS/Nicky Loh).

Paper

Taiwan and the Trans-Pacific Partnership: The Political Dimension

October 2013, Richard C. Bush III

Richard Bush describes some of the obstacles to Taiwan’s becoming a member of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, including the disciplines that TPP imposes, resistance from some domestic interests, and potential opposition from China. Bush describes 12 sequenced policy steps that must be taken in order to overcome the obstacles to TPP membership for Taiwan.

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In the News

Mostly we’re talking about regulation. For example, safety standards, emission testing: all these things the [U.S.] producers need to comply with in order to bring their products to the [Japanese] market.
August 19, 2013, Mireya Solís, Marketplace
Interview | Council on Foreign Relations

Japan Boosts the Trans-Pacific Partnership

August 9, 2013, Mireya Solís
In the News

Thus far, because of the frequent changes in prime minister, important issues couldn’t be thoroughly discussed and it wasn’t even clear if [Japan] could deliver on its promises....The U.S. is looking forward to seeing [Japan’s] efforts toward ending deflation and its participation in the TPP.
July 22, 2013, Mireya Solís, Asahi Shimbun
Interview

Where U.S.-China Relations Are Headed After the Xi-Obama Meetings

June 10, 2013, Cheng Li
Interview

A Conversation on President Obama’s Meeting with President Xi Jinping of China

June 4, 2013, Jeffrey A. Bader, Eswar Prasad and Cheng Li
Expert Q & A | Diana Villiers Negroponte and Ted Piccone

President Obama's Trip to Mexico Emphasizes America's Future Economic Prosperity and Security

May 2, 2013, Diana Villiers Negroponte and Ted Piccone
In the News

There’s a great advantage in complementary trade and I’d say it’s something we should think about. We need to have a viable economy, and a viable economy today is not just trade with the United States and it’s not in manufactured goods. It’s in the knowledge sector.
May 1, 2013, Bessma Momani , Ottawa Citizen
In the News

The bilateral relationship at least with Mexico has been dominated by drugs and violence. I think there is going to be a concerted effort here to refocus attention on the depth and size of the economic relationship.
May 1, 2013, Joshua Meltzer, New York Times
Interview

A Conversation on President Obama’s Trip to Mexico and Costa Rica

May 1, 2013, Joshua Meltzer, Diana Villiers Negroponte, Ted Piccone and Neil Ruiz
In the News

[Roberto Azevêdo] knows how the system works, how to get a deal done. But he has been saddled by the positions that he has had to take as Brazil’s ambassador. During the Doha round Brazil has not always been the most constructive contributor.
April 26, 2013, Joshua Meltzer, Financial Times