Trade Liberalization Public Opinion Prof. Shu The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Zhang Lu 5614A320 Mao Meng 5614A323 Case Study: The Cross Strait Service Trade Agreement Zhang Shuyang 5614A319 Shi Yanyu 5614A310 Trade Diasporas Song Jiawen 5614A314 He Yiyun 5614A305
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Trade LiberalizationPublic OpinionProf. Shu
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Zhang Lu 5614A320
Mao Meng 5614A323
Case Study: The Cross Strait Service Trade Agreement Zhang Shuyang 5614A319
Shi Yanyu 5614A310
Trade Diasporas Song Jiawen 5614A314
He Yiyun 5614A305
The Trans -PacificPartnership Agreementin the perspective of Japan
PUBLIC OPINIONZHANG LU 5614A320MAO MENG 5614A323
Trade Liberalization
Outline
1 Introduction
2. Current Situation 2-1 Membership
2-2 TPP & WTO & FTA
2-3 Some Public Opinions
3. TPP in the perspective of Japan 3-1 TPP's Significance to Japan
3-2 Negotiation with US
3-3 Public concern
4. Conclusion
Introduction
The TPP, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, is a proposed regionalregulatory and investment treaty
TPP intends to “enhance trade and investment among the TPPpartner countries, to promote innovation, economic growth anddevelopment, and to support the creation and retention of jobs.”
Membership
The proposed agreementbegan in 2005 as the Trans-Pacific Strategic EconomicPartnership Agreement(TPSEP or P4), while eightmore have joinednegotiations for TPP later,whose text has not yetbeen finalized.
Recently, South Korea alsoasked for participating inTPP
Source: wikipedia
Membership As of 2015, Thirteen countries
throughout the Asia Pacific regionhave participated in negotiations onthe TPP: Australia, Brunei, Canada,Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, NewZealand, Peru, Singapore, South Korea,the United States, and Vietnam.
Source: Thomson Reuters
Current Situation
WTO & FTA & TPP in tariff case
Tariff Reduction Tariff AbolitionW T O F T A
153 members Reducing in tariff,
government subsidy andexport subsidy
Lower tariff barrier
Between two or morecountries
No tariff on all trade goods(generally 90% trade goods)in 10 years
10% exception
TPP(FTA between 12 countries) Negotiation on tariff abolition
between 12 counties
No tariff on all trade goods (noexception)
TPP is also a kind of FTA,but no exception on
trading goods inapplying the no tariff rule
Member can both protecttheir own industry andbenefit from low tariff
Public Opinions
Although the text of thetreaty has not been madepublic, Wikileaks haspublished several leakeddocuments since 2013.
A number of Scholars alsoelected officials havecriticized and protestedagainst the treaty, in largepart because of thesecrecy of negotiations, theagreement's expansivescope, and controversialclauses in drafts leaked tothe public.
Critics of the TPP have noted that thedeal has little to do with free trade.Rather, the TPP is about limitingregulation, helping corporate interestsand imposes fiercer standards ofintellectual property (to, again, largelybenefit corporate interests).
“designed to carry forward theneoliberal project to maximize profitand domination, and to set theworking people in the world incompetition with one another so as tolower wages to increase insecurity.”
Most of Trans-Pacific Partnership isnot about “Trade” but CoversMany Matters Under State Authority Non-Trade Chapters-Government Procurement-Investment-Services-Financial Services-Telecommunications-E-commerce-Intellectual Property-Visas/Temporary Movement of NaturalPersons-Regulatory Coherence-Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards(food standards, animal disease, invasivespecies)-Technical Barriers (product safetystandards, toxics, labeling)-Competition Policy-State Owned Enterprises -Supply Chains-Labor-Environment-"Transparency" (drug formularies)
Trade Chapters
-Market Access for Goods
-Customs
-Trade Facilitation and Capacity Building
-Trade Remedies (Anti-dumping/CVD)
-Subsidies
Administrative Chapters-Initial Provisions
-Exceptions
-Dispute Settlement
-Final Provisions
Julian Assange from WikiLeaks
Julian Assange
Founder of WikiLeaks
On March 26, 2015 WikiLeaksreleased the TPP's InvestmentChapter.
According to WikiLeaks, theTreaty would grant the powerto global corporations to suegovernments in tribunalsorganized by the World Bankor the United Nations toobtain taxpayercompensation for loss ofexpected future profits due togovernment actions
US Congress
Concurring in portion of Senate Amdt comprising title II (exceptsection 212): H.R. 1314 Trade Act of 2015
TPP's Significance to Japan
Potential Benefit is significant.
2015/6/23
To Abe Administration
the TPP is a top priority in his agenda torestructure Japan’s economy and boostefficiency, particularly in areas like agriculture.Its success is essential at a time when hisbroader economic revival package, knownas Abenomics, faces widespread skepticismand some big challenges two years after itslaunch
2015/6/23
The Negotiation Between U.S andJapan is Getting Closer
90% finished, with the final challengeremained of Auto and Farmingindustries.
Washington’s demand that Japansubstantially increase imports of rice forconsumer use and Tokyo’s demandthat the U.S. eliminate immediately its2.5% tariff on auto-parts imports.
Public's Concern over TPP
Threat to local food industry. (also food safety) Foodself-sufficiency rate is 39 percent, which is expectedto drop dramatically under TPP.
Japanese pulic based health care system will bedestroyed by incoming U.S profit based insurancecompany.
TPP will change Japan's patent law which willbenefit American companies.
Japanese protest TPP
Filled Lawsuit
A total of 1,063 plaintiffs, including lawmakers, claimed in thecase brought to the Tokyo District Court that the proposedTrans-Pacific Partnership would undermine their basic humanrights under the Constitution.
Thank You!
Case Study: The Cross StraitService Trade Agreement
ZHANG Shuyang 5614A319SHI Yanyu 5614A3105
Background of CSSTA
• In 2010, the government signed a freetrade agreement, the EconomicCooperation Framework Agreement(ECFA), with China
• In fact a one of the follow-up agreementsof ECFA
Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement
• In June 2013, Taiwan and China proceededwith the Cross-Strait Service TradeAgreement (CSSTA) within the frameworkof ECFA
• It would reduce the trade restrictions inservice sectors
• Up to 64 Taiwanese industries and up to 80Chinese industries will be opened.
• On 17 March 2014, KMT announced that billhad be considered reviewed.
Contents
• Listed the ruling of1. transparency requirements2. Administration of regulatory measures3. Prevention of unfair competition4. Emergency negotiation mechanism5. Free movement of payments and capital6. Principle of fair and equitable treatment.
Contents
• business services,communication services,construction and relatedengineering services,distribution services,environmental services,health-related and socialservices, tourism andtravel-related services,recreational, cultural, andsporting services,transport services, andfinancial services
Controversial Issues
Is the tradeagreementsymmetrical or not?1. The regulation of
each party differsin the text
Controversial Issues
2. The size of the economy differ significantlyin various aspectsEx. 95 Mainland China corporations ranked inFortune Global 500 while only 6 Taiwancorporations ranked in (2014)
Controversial Issues
3. The DistinctCharacteristics ofCross-StraitAgreements• Unresolved
SovereignDispute and itsConsequence
Sunflower Movement
• On 18th March,numbers ofstudents, civilgroups and otherprotestorsdemonstratedoutside theLegislative Yuan.
Sunflower Movement
Demands:• Send the CSSTA back to the Executive
Yuan• Legislation of an oversight mechanism for
all cross-strait agreements• Review the CSSTA under the oversight act• Call for Citizens’ Constitutional Assembly
TaiwanAdvocates:
• Boost Economy• International Credibility
Opponents:• Economic Imbalance• National Security
Mainland China
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TaiwanOpponents:
• Economic Imbalance• National Security• Opacity
The Analysis on the Impact of CSSTA on TaiwanJang ,sl. (2013, July 16).兩岸服貿協議對我國的衝擊分析[The Analysis on the Impact of CSSTA on Taiwan].Retrieved June 22, 2015 from http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~ntuperc/conference-1-files/20130725_3_1.pdf
Protest Movement of CSSTA
The Sunflower Student Movement(Occupying the Legislative Chamber)
Hsu, Crystal (27 March 2014). "TRADE PACT SIEGE: Majority opposestrade agreement: poll". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 April 2014.http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/03/27/2003586647
Small and medium businesswill suffer
Unemployment rate will rise
Opacity
Chinese capital has alreadyentered Taiwanese retailingbusiness 4 years ago
Difference of the size ofdomestic market
Social welfare will deteriorateChinese capital createsmore job opportunities
Hearings had already beenheld before ratification
P.R.C Ministry of Commerce
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Mainland China Taiwan
Finance-RelatedOthers
Ministry of Commerce of PRC. (2013, June 25).商务部台港澳司负责人解读《海峡两岸服务贸易协议》[Analysis of CSSTA fromthe officer in charge of Department of Taiwan, Hongkong and Macao Affairs of Ministry of Commerce]. Retrieved June 22, 2015from http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/ae/ag/201306/20130600174961.shtml
Wu, jm., & Li, hf. (2014, March 23).台湾经济主管部门:谣言造成民众对服贸恐慌是害台湾[Department of Economy of Taiwan: Panic causedby rumor is harmful to Taiwan]. Xinhua Net.Retrieved June 22, 2015 fromhttp://news.xinhuanet.com/tw/2014-03/23/c_119901131.htm
阮次山:马英九胆子小或退服贸大陆不可对台让步 [Anthony Yuen: Ma Ying-jeou is cowardly andmay repeal CSSTA, Mainland China can’t makecompromise to Taiwan]. (2014, April 1). Phoenix TV.Retrieved June 22, 2015 fromhttp://phtv.ifeng.com/program/xwjrt/detail_2014_04/01/35348423_0.shtml
大陆有必要和台湾签“两岸服务贸易协定”吗?[Is it necessary for Mainland China to sign CSSTA with Taiwan?].(2014, March 21). Phoenix TV. Retrieved June 22, 2015 from http://phtv.ifeng.com/program/ssblh/hudong/
Trade Diasporas andPublic Opinion
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The Attitude ofGovernment towardPublic Opinion andIssue of Chinatown Not seeing them
as negative forceNot seeing themas negative force
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Conclusion
Not seeing themas negative force
-- Globalization has enhanced the practical,economic, and affective roles of diasporas
-- Trading diasporas can be seen as anenduring and perhaps innovatory model ofsocial organization that may be advantageousto the diasporas itself, its homeland and itsplace of settlement, that's why it obtains thesupport from both authority and publics, tosome extent
-- Globalization has enhanced the practical,economic, and affective roles of diasporas
-- Trading diasporas can be seen as anenduring and perhaps innovatory model ofsocial organization that may be advantageousto the diasporas itself, its homeland and itsplace of settlement, that's why it obtains thesupport from both authority and publics, tosome extent