January 24, 2017

"U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to officially withdraw U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.

Trump called the move 'a great thing for the American workers', local media reported. 'We've been talking about this for a long time,' Trump said as he signed the order.

The TPP, a free trade pact between 12 Asia-Pacific countries, was formally signed by ministers from these 12 countries in last February after more than five years' negotiation."

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