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| Donald Trump: US to quit TPP on first day in office | Donald Trump: US to quit TPP on first day in office |
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| President-elect Donald Trump says the US will quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on his first day in the White House. | President-elect Donald Trump says the US will quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on his first day in the White House. |
| He made the announcement in a video message outlining what he intends to do first when he takes office in January. | He made the announcement in a video message outlining what he intends to do first when he takes office in January. |
| The TPP trade deal was signed by 12 countries which together cover 40% of the world's economy. | The TPP trade deal was signed by 12 countries which together cover 40% of the world's economy. |
| Mr Trump also pledged to reduce "job-killing restrictions" on coal production and stop visa abuses. | Mr Trump also pledged to reduce "job-killing restrictions" on coal production and stop visa abuses. |
| But there was no mention of repealing Obamacare or building a wall on the southern border with Mexico, two actions he said during the campaign he would do as soon as he assumed power. | But there was no mention of repealing Obamacare or building a wall on the southern border with Mexico, two actions he said during the campaign he would do as soon as he assumed power. |
| What is the TPP? | What is the TPP? |
| The massive trade deal was agreed in 2015 by nations including the US, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico, but has not yet been ratified by the individual countries. | The massive trade deal was agreed in 2015 by nations including the US, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico, but has not yet been ratified by the individual countries. |
| Its aim was to deepen economic ties and boost growth, including by reducing tariffs. | Its aim was to deepen economic ties and boost growth, including by reducing tariffs. |
| There were also measures to enforce labour and environmental standards, copyrights, patents and other legal protections. | There were also measures to enforce labour and environmental standards, copyrights, patents and other legal protections. |
| But its opponents say it was negotiated in secret and it favoured big corporations. | But its opponents say it was negotiated in secret and it favoured big corporations. |
| Read more about the TPP and why it matters | Read more about the TPP and why it matters |
| How China gains from US leaving TPP | How China gains from US leaving TPP |
| Asia's winners and losers from Trump's TPP dump | Asia's winners and losers from Trump's TPP dump |
| Why does Donald Trump dislike the TPP? | Why does Donald Trump dislike the TPP? |
| During the US presidential election campaign, Mr Trump gave broadbrush arguments against the pact, and used plenty of colourful language. | During the US presidential election campaign, Mr Trump gave broadbrush arguments against the pact, and used plenty of colourful language. |
| In June 2016 he described it as "another disaster done and pushed by special interests who want to rape our country, just a continuing rape of our country". In another speech he referred to the TPP as "the greatest danger yet". | In June 2016 he described it as "another disaster done and pushed by special interests who want to rape our country, just a continuing rape of our country". In another speech he referred to the TPP as "the greatest danger yet". |
| But while there was plenty of talk about "taking back control" of the US economy, there were few specifics. | But while there was plenty of talk about "taking back control" of the US economy, there were few specifics. |
| Announcing the plan to pull out of the TPP, he said that the US would "negotiate fair, bilateral trade deals that bring jobs and industry back onto American shores". | Announcing the plan to pull out of the TPP, he said that the US would "negotiate fair, bilateral trade deals that bring jobs and industry back onto American shores". |
| What else did Mr Trump say about his plans? | What else did Mr Trump say about his plans? |
| In the video message, Mr Trump said his governing agenda would be based on "putting America first" and that he and the new administration would "bring back our jobs". | In the video message, Mr Trump said his governing agenda would be based on "putting America first" and that he and the new administration would "bring back our jobs". |
| Besides quitting the TPP, he committed to several other executive actions that he said he would take on day one. | Besides quitting the TPP, he committed to several other executive actions that he said he would take on day one. |
| He said he would cancel restrictions on US energy production. Last year, President Obama brought in the Clean Power Plan, an anti-climate change measure which aimed to reduce carbon emissions from the power sector by 32% by 2030 compared with 2005 levels. | He said he would cancel restrictions on US energy production. Last year, President Obama brought in the Clean Power Plan, an anti-climate change measure which aimed to reduce carbon emissions from the power sector by 32% by 2030 compared with 2005 levels. |
| The plan, already on hold due to legal challenges, would have restricted coal power plants and came up against strong opposition in areas where leaders said the plans would devastate local economies. | |
| Mr Trump said: "I will cancel job-killing restrictions on the production of American energy, including shale energy and clean coal, creating many millions of high-paying jobs. | Mr Trump said: "I will cancel job-killing restrictions on the production of American energy, including shale energy and clean coal, creating many millions of high-paying jobs. |
| "That's what we want - that's what we've been waiting for." | "That's what we want - that's what we've been waiting for." |
| What would the Clean Power Plan have involved? | What would the Clean Power Plan have involved? |
| Mr Trump, a real estate mogul himself, has been strongly opposed to business regulations throughout his campaign. He blamed them for stifling business. A month before the election, he said that if he won, 70% of regulations could be axed, but safety and environmental rules would stay. | Mr Trump, a real estate mogul himself, has been strongly opposed to business regulations throughout his campaign. He blamed them for stifling business. A month before the election, he said that if he won, 70% of regulations could be axed, but safety and environmental rules would stay. |
| Now he has pledged that for every new regulation brought into force, two old regulations will be eliminated. | Now he has pledged that for every new regulation brought into force, two old regulations will be eliminated. |
| Mr Trump also committed to the following: | Mr Trump also committed to the following: |
| What has the reaction been to Trump's pledge to leave the TPP? | What has the reaction been to Trump's pledge to leave the TPP? |
| Political leaders in Asia in particular have reacted strongly. Japan's prime minister said the TPP would be "meaningless" without the involvement of the US; New Zealand's prime minister said the US was "not an island"; and the economist Harumi Taguchi said China could move in to fill the "void" left by the deal's collapse. | Political leaders in Asia in particular have reacted strongly. Japan's prime minister said the TPP would be "meaningless" without the involvement of the US; New Zealand's prime minister said the US was "not an island"; and the economist Harumi Taguchi said China could move in to fill the "void" left by the deal's collapse. |
| But Malaysia's prime minister said it was the President-elect's right "to make the policy decisions he thinks right". | But Malaysia's prime minister said it was the President-elect's right "to make the policy decisions he thinks right". |
| Read reaction in full | Read reaction in full |
| Analysis: Karishma Vaswani, Asia Business Correspondent | Analysis: Karishma Vaswani, Asia Business Correspondent |
| Asian leaders have had some time to prepare for this news - but that is not to say Mr Trump's decision will not sting. | |
| The death of the TPP is a blow to many parts of emerging Asia. | |
| Vietnam and Malaysia were set to gain the most from the deal. They already have access to the US markets for their products, but were hoping to see tariffs on some of their key exports vanish altogether. | Vietnam and Malaysia were set to gain the most from the deal. They already have access to the US markets for their products, but were hoping to see tariffs on some of their key exports vanish altogether. |
| China could step in with a regional trade deal, also known as the RCEP. But would a Chinese initiated regional trade deal bring the same benefits? Not really, say some analysts - most Asian countries already have preferential access to China's markets under the China-Asean [Association of South East Asian Nations] free trade agreement of 2010. | China could step in with a regional trade deal, also known as the RCEP. But would a Chinese initiated regional trade deal bring the same benefits? Not really, say some analysts - most Asian countries already have preferential access to China's markets under the China-Asean [Association of South East Asian Nations] free trade agreement of 2010. |
| But you could see some Asian countries that were due to be excluded from the TPP - like the Philippines, Thailand and South Korea - benefit from the RCEP. | But you could see some Asian countries that were due to be excluded from the TPP - like the Philippines, Thailand and South Korea - benefit from the RCEP. |
| The other countries could go ahead, as some have signalled, and continue with the deal on their own - but what would be the point without unfettered access to the US market? | |
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| What did he say about who would work with him? | What did he say about who would work with him? |
| The president-elect said in the video that "truly great and talented men and women, patriots are being brought in and many will soon be a part of our government". | The president-elect said in the video that "truly great and talented men and women, patriots are being brought in and many will soon be a part of our government". |
| He has spent the last week starting to put together his new team. Some key appointments have been made, but not without controversy. | He has spent the last week starting to put together his new team. Some key appointments have been made, but not without controversy. |
| Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, who was turned down as a federal judge in 1986 due to racism complaints, will head the Justice Department. | Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, who was turned down as a federal judge in 1986 due to racism complaints, will head the Justice Department. |
| And the news that Steve Bannon, former editor-in-chief of the conservative Breitbart website, was the new White House strategist was welcomed by former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. | And the news that Steve Bannon, former editor-in-chief of the conservative Breitbart website, was the new White House strategist was welcomed by former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. |
| One of Trump's immigration advisers, Kris Kobach, was unwittingly photographed meeting him while holding a document on view that contained some hardline proposals. | One of Trump's immigration advisers, Kris Kobach, was unwittingly photographed meeting him while holding a document on view that contained some hardline proposals. |
| Among them was the re-introduction of registration for people arriving from mostly Muslim countries, which was brought in after the September 11 attacks but later dropped. | Among them was the re-introduction of registration for people arriving from mostly Muslim countries, which was brought in after the September 11 attacks but later dropped. |