Authors:

  • Mark Wu

Excerpt

US should not negotiate free trade behind closed doors. Mark Wu, May 26, 2015, Opinion. "Many Americans who think free trade can be good for them nevertheless doubt whether the same can be said for the international trade agreements that are actually being written, often in conditions of secrecy.  The Trans-Pacific Partnership , an agreement that the US is negotiating with 11 Pacific Rim countries, is a case in point. Beyond the few paragraphs on the White House website, most Americans have little idea what it contains. Even members of Congress have to go to a secure room in the basement to read the latest negotiating text..." Link