Prof. Koichi Ishikawa from the
Prof. Koichi Ishikawa from the Institute of Asian Studies under the Asia University, Japan, said in the context of the US, an ally of Japan, withdrawing from the TPP and seeking bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs), Japan had made successful efforts to push for the CP TPP.
He told the Vietnam News Agency in an interview on the occasion of the CP TPP signing that the Japanese government estimated that the deal with 11 members would contribute to expanding
Ishikawa said the GDP expansion for
He noted that the CP TPP issues many new regulations in the fields of e-commerce, products’ origin, intellectual property and State-owned enterprises, therefore the deal is dubbed an FTA of the 21st century and a model for future FTAs in the world.
According to Ishikawa, the CP TPP would be an effective tool to curb the spread of US protectionism policies.
VNA