２０１７年０１月２１日
米国発
[トランプ新政権 ＴＰＰ離脱方針を正式表明]
米国で２０１７年１月２０日、共和党のドナルド・トランプ氏が第４５代大統領に就任した。
就任式後、トランプ新政権は、ＴＰＰ（環太平洋パートナーシップ協定）から離脱する方針を正式に表明した。
同日に発足したトランプ政権は、６つの分野について政策課題を発表した。
ホワイトハウスのホームページは、”貿易を米国の経済成長、雇用の回復のために利用する、この通商戦略はＴＰＰからの離脱で始める”としている。
また、ＮＡＦＴＡ（北米自由貿易協定）についても、メキシコとカナダが再交渉に応じない場合は離脱を通知すると発表した。
Trump trade strategy starts with quitting Asia pact: White House
By David Brunnstrom | WASHINGTON
The new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump said on Friday its trade strategy to protect American jobs would start with withdrawal from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact.A White House statement issued soon after Trump's inauguration said the United States would also "crack down on those nations that violate trade agreements and harm American workers in the process."
The statement said Trump was committed to renegotiating another trade deal, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which was signed in 1994 by the United States, Canada and Mexico."For too long, Americans have been forced to accept trade deals that put the interests of insiders and the Washington elite over the hard-working men and women of this country," it said."As a result, blue-collar towns and cities have watched their factories close and good-paying jobs move overseas, while Americans face a mounting trade deficit and a devastated manufacturing base."The statement said "tough and fair agreements" on trade could used to grow the U.S. economy and return millions of jobs to America."This strategy starts by withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and making certain that any new trade deals are in the interests of American workers."If NAFTA partners refused to give American workers a fair deal in a renegotiated agreement, "the President will give notice of the United States’ intent to withdraw from NAFTA," the statement added.The TPP, which the United States signed but has not ratified, had been the main economic pillar of the Obama administration's "pivot" to the Asia-Pacific region in the face of a fast-rising China.Proponents of the pact have expressed concerns that abandoning the project, which took years to negotiate, could further strengthen China's economic hand in the region at the expense of the United States.Trump has criticized China's trade practices and threatened to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese imports.The Chinese government said on Friday that China and the United States could resolve any trade disputes through talks, while a Chinese newspaper warned that U.S. business could be targets for retaliation in any trade war ushered in by Trump.Trump has sparked worries in Japan and the rest of the Asia-Pacific with his opposition to the TPP and his campaign demands for allies to pay more for their security.
