Wikileaks exposes secret material that shows how TPP negotiations are not progressing well

ByCaelie_Frampton

WikileaksIs local time on November 13, 2013TPPAgreementPartial draft of intellectual property items releasedAlthough it did, I released a secret material about two new TPPs.

Second release of secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement documents
http://wikileaks.org/Second-release-of-secret-Trans.html?update

Published sentences were obtained from government officials in TPP countries participating in the Chief negotiator meeting last month. The following image is a list showing the opinion of the TPP countries concerning each item, and discrepancies in opinion of each country extend from the intellectual property right field to the other 13 fields. "Issue", "A" accept (agreement), "R" is reject (opposite), R / P is reserved position (pending), the part marked with yellow indicates the field, .

Market Access Chapter · Rules of Origin Chapter · Customs Chapter · SPS Chapter (Hygienic Plant Quarantine)


In the item of market access, countries other than Japan respond to "making the proportion of tariff elimination items 95%", but only Japan seems not to accept it. Wikileaks' opening secret sentence says "negotiations with Japan will be particularly difficult".

TBT Chapter (Technical obstacle of trade) · Government Procurement Chapter · Competition Chapter · Competition · Investment Chapter · Services Chapter · Services · E-Commerce Chapter · Environment Chapter


Labour issues Chapter (Labor issues) · Legal Chapter (institutional matter)


Intellectual Property Chapter (Intellectual Property Rights)



Especially difficult problems are issues concerning intellectual property rights and the environment, it seems that it is considered to cut off part of the problem once. In addition, there are still more than 19 discussions about intellectual property rights more than other items have yet to be resolved, including the proposal from the US on the protection period of the patent and the extension of the copyright protection period It seems to be.

In addition, it is written that there is a deep confrontation between the United States and other nations in the text, and it is stated that countries other than the United States are being "heavy pressure" from American negotiators It is. There was no specific progress at the meeting, but this seems to be due to the influence of several countries. However, it has not been disclosed which country the meeting did not progress well.

Wikileaks says, "These materials suggest that if the Asia-Pacific countries withdraw their attitude to protect important national interests, they can conclude the TPP negotiations, otherwise all this agreement fails It will conclude with "It ends.