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As Asia embraces the Trans-Pacific Partnership, ISDS opposition fluctuates

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imageAPEC leaders in Manila this week.POOL/Reuters

Alongside this week’s APEC leaders’ summit in Manila, US President Obama met counterparts and trade ministers from 11 other Asia-Pacific states that agreed in October to the expanded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

These states, covering around 40% of world GDP, cannot sign the free trade...

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