TPP-11 Countries Reach Agreement

On Tuesday, January 23 the TPP-11 countries of Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam reached a deal on a revised Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement called the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The final agreement will be signed at a ceremony in Chile on March 8. The agreement comes after the United States withdrew from the TPP nearly one year ago, and includes modified language to the original TPP that eliminates or revises controversial sections on IP protections, state owned enterprises and labor.