Tillerson says U.S. 'studying' the newly signed CPTPP
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday said the Trump administration was assessing the implications of the new Trans-Pacific Partnership that was signed on Thursday. “The Administration is studying how the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will affect American workers and America’s interests in the Indo-Pacific region,” Tillerson said in a March 9 statement. “The United States values its trade relationships with each of the signatories to the CPTPP and looks forward to engaging them on ways to strengthen...