December 4, 2016

"With US President-elect Donald Trump's announcement of withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and China's active promotion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), some voices have began to emerge saying that the US is relinquishing its global leadership while China will replace the US to lead the world.

It should be known that Trump's withdrawal announcement does not mean he wants to weaken US global leadership. Trump is a businessman and the TPP withdrawal is more from an economic perspective. The TPP will lead to job losses within the US."

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