February 20, 2011
The U.S. Business Coalition pushing for the TPP, consisting of 108 leading U.S. corporations and industries, is lobbying the U.S. administration to take control of the TPP negotiations in order to sell more U.S. products to world markets.
The major industry groups and leading enterprises from almost all industries, including agri-businesses, military, electronics, IT, telecommunications, finance, and pharmaceuticals, on February 3 submitted their petition to the White House.
The petition demands that U.S. President Barack Obama adhere to a hardline, uncompromising stance in the TPP negotiations so that there will not be any obstacle to marketing U.S. products to the countries that sign on.
The petition states, “U.S. leadership at the highest levels is needed to resist calls for the United States to agree to lower standards, less market access, or loopholes that other countries can use to deny access to U.S. goods and services.”
The Japanese government, led by Prime Minister Kan Naoto (DPJ), is promoting the TPP as a means for Japan to take advantage of Asian growth. However, the U.S. Business Coalition for the TPP, by putting pressure on its administration, exposes the fact that the TPP is, in effect, a device to provide increased sales channels to U.S. corporations.
The major industry groups and leading enterprises from almost all industries, including agri-businesses, military, electronics, IT, telecommunications, finance, and pharmaceuticals, on February 3 submitted their petition to the White House.
The petition demands that U.S. President Barack Obama adhere to a hardline, uncompromising stance in the TPP negotiations so that there will not be any obstacle to marketing U.S. products to the countries that sign on.
The petition states, “U.S. leadership at the highest levels is needed to resist calls for the United States to agree to lower standards, less market access, or loopholes that other countries can use to deny access to U.S. goods and services.”
The Japanese government, led by Prime Minister Kan Naoto (DPJ), is promoting the TPP as a means for Japan to take advantage of Asian growth. However, the U.S. Business Coalition for the TPP, by putting pressure on its administration, exposes the fact that the TPP is, in effect, a device to provide increased sales channels to U.S. corporations.
