{"id":4001,"date":"2017-03-13T14:51:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T19:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itn.mattrock.ca\/?p=4001"},"modified":"2024-08-09T18:27:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T16:27:37","slug":"trump-pulls-united-states-out-of-tpp-intends-to-pursue-bilateral-agreements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2017\/03\/13\/trump-pulls-united-states-out-of-tpp-intends-to-pursue-bilateral-agreements\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump pulls United States out of TPP; intends to pursue bilateral agreements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On January 23, 2017,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/trump-election-affects-mega-regional-negotiations-including-ttip-tpp-and-rcep\/\">fulfilling a campaign pledge<\/a>, U.S. President Donald Trump formally withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/02\/29\/trans-pacific-partnership-agreement-signed-in-auckland-un-independent-expert-calls-on-states-to-safeguard-regulatory-space\/\">signed in February 2016<\/a>. The Trump administration\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/world-news\/us-to-pursue-bilateral-trade-with-allies-around-the-globe-asserts-trump-administration\/519906\/\">indicated that it would pursue bilateral agreements<\/a>\u00a0instead.<\/p>\n<p>In his campaign, the U.S. President also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/trump-election-affects-mega-regional-negotiations-including-ttip-tpp-and-rcep\/\">promised to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement<\/a>\u00a0(<span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips19'>NAFTA<\/span>) with Canada and Mexico. 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