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Welcome back to The Asia-Pacific Perspective, where James Corbett of corbettreport.com and Broc West of apperspective.net bring you the latest news from the Asia-Pacific region. This month:
STORY 1: Will China Joins Forces Against The #TPP?
http://tinyurl.com/oz5fwqh
TPP: A big business pact against the Asia-Pacific working class
http://tinyurl.com/o5mxcdt
‘New Silk Road’ to stand as China’s answer
http://tinyurl.com/po82bs7
Australia poised to ratify China trade deal
http://tinyurl.com/namc46s
Court rules New Zealand gov’t unlawfully withheld secret TPP documents
http://tinyurl.com/qeeenjr
STORY 2: Controversial Australian Data-Retention Laws ‘Unlikely To Prevent Crime’
http://tinyurl.com/pa2myzr
Data retention has started in Australia, but ISP’s aren’t ready
http://tinyurl.com/p2zlzqr
How To Get Around Australia’s Data Retention Scheme
http://tinyurl.com/pmrweop
#APPerspective Updates:
South Korean President Seeks Fresh Momentum on Pyongyang and Washington Alliance
http://tinyurl.com/ptoehza
Seoul to Create Special Unit to Attack North Korea Nuke, Missile Assets
http://tinyurl.com/od6j2w9
Thaksin faces arrest for failing to attend trial
http://tinyurl.com/pwxkbtk
Tianjin hit by another fire and explosion at chemical warehouse
http://tinyurl.com/nvjnm3g
As Scandal Mounts, Largesse Keeps Malaysia’s PM in Power
http://tinyurl.com/ngrw2ra
Why Beijing Isn’t Backing Down on South China Sea (h/t @milesoftruth)
http://tinyurl.com/ndt48xs
NOTE: If you’re interested Asia-Pacific current affairs and are willing to assist Broc with updating and maintaining apperspective.net, please get in contact with him via Twitter @brocwest or @ap_perspective or by via email: brocwest@hushmail.com. Thank you.
Maybe Henry Kissinger?
Thank you Brock! You are nice and relatively easy to understand here, I appreciate that.
haha thanks rockshot! I am fully aware that my accent, stumbling over words & the speed at which I speak can make it a little difficult to understand sometimes but I can only try my best.
The final text was “supposed” to be released before the Canadian election, but is being held up by lawyerly wrangling…or that’s what’s being reported:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/conservatives-backtracking-on-pledge-to-provide-tpp-text-before-election/article26823472/
The USTR has released a summary:
https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2015/october/summary-trans-pacific-partnership
And the Canadian government has released a technical summary of each chapter:
http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/tpp-ptp/understanding-comprendre/
Just wanted to say that it was a real pleasure to hear from Broc again. I’ve always enjoyed his commentary. Its hard to find liberty oriented news from the Aussie perspective here in the sunny climes of Southern Arizona.