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2014.
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| Summary/Abstract |
The ascendancy of China has threatened the current hegemonic position of the United States. The US has responded by engaging deeper with countries in the region of Asia-Paci?c, strategically and economically. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a part of the US. economic engagement in the region. Based on the realist theory of state action by Mastanduno et al, this paper argues that the Trans Paci?c Partnership is a natural strategy of the US. due to its international and domestic power position. TPP will bene?t the US. as a future trading template in Asia-Pacific.
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