Fidel Castro’s passing can give his brother space to embrace even more change although hard-liners in the U.S. caution against economic reforms on the island, says AS/COA’s Alana Tummino.
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“There is a strategic shift going on between the U.S. and China for leadership in the Asia-Pacific region," says AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth on the impact of the U.S. pulling out of TPP.
“[The Asia-Pacific leaders meeting] is a strategic shift that is in progress. There is real concern that the U.S. is withdrawing from its traditional role,” explains AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.
China has the opportunity to lead a vision for the Asia-Pacific given the potential withdrawal of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, comments AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.
Amid fears of U.S. disengagement in global trade, AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth says President Xi Jinping's speech at the 2016 APEC Summit signaled a "strategic realignment" in the Pacific Rim.
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“La amenaza es real. Podría necesitarse un esfuerzo similar al que fue necesario para aprobar el TLCAN para mantenerlo intacto bajo una Administración Trump”, apunta Eric Farnsworth de AS/COA.