TPP and Malaysia: New Reality, Missed Opportunity

• Main Author: Rashaad Ali
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; Regionalism and Multilateralism
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88240; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41710
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The effect of the end of the TPP on Malaysia goes beyond the immediate economic loss of increased benefits of free trade. It shifts the balance of power further towards China, while losing out on the chance for an external trade agreement to enforce better standards of business and governance practi...