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Obama on TPP Trade Deal
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ປະທານາທິບໍດີ​ສະຫະລັດທ່ານ​ບາຣັກ ​ໂອ​ບາ​ມາ ຊຶ່ງ​ຮ່ວມ​ສົມທົບ​ໂດຍ​ກຸ່ມ​ການ​ເມືອງ​ຈາກ​ທັງ​ສອງ​ພັກ ບຸກຄົນ​ສຳຄັນ​ ທາງ​ດ້ານ​ຄວາມ​ໝັ້ນຄົງ​ ແລະ​ເສດຖະກິດ ຮຽກຮ້ອງ​ໃຫ້​ລັດຖະ ສະພາ​ສະຫະລັດ​ໃຫ້​ສັດຕະຍາບັນ ​ຕໍ່​ຂໍ້​ຕົກລົງ​ພາຄີ​ຂ້າມ​ມະຫາສະມຸດ​ປາຊີ​ຟິກ ຫລື TPP ​ໂດຍ​ກ່າວ​ວ່າ ມັນ​ເຖິງ​ເວລາ​ແລ້ວ ​ທີ່​ລັດຖະສະພາ​ຈະ​ຕ້ອງສຳ​ເລັດ​ເສັດ​ສິ້ນ​ໃນເລື້ອງນີ້.

ໃນ​ຂະນະ​ທີ່​ຍັງ​ເຫຼືອ​ເວລາ​ຢູ່​ປະມານ​ພຽງ​ສີ່​ເດືອນ​ເທົ່າ​ນັ້ນ​ ທ່ານ​ໂອ​ບາ​ມາໄດ້​ຮຽກຮ້ອງ​ອີກ ​ຄັ້ງນຶ່ງ ​ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ​ຂໍ້​ຕົກລົງ​ການ​ຄ້າ​ຂະໜາດ​ໃຫຍ່ ຊຶ່ງ​ໃນ​ຄວາມ​ເປັນ​ຈິງແລ້ວ ​ເປັນ​ພື້ນຖານ​ຫຼັກທີ່​ສຳຄັນ​ ທາງ​ດ້ານ​ເສດຖະກິດ ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ​ຍຸດ​ທະ​ສາດ ​ການ​ສ້າງ​ຄວາມ​ກ້ຳ​ເກິ່ງຄືນ​ໃໝ່ ​ໄປ​ສູ່​ເຂດ​ເອ​ເຊຍ​ປາຊີ​ຟິກຂອງ​ທ່ານ.

“ມັນ​ເປັນ​ສິ່ງ​ສຳຄັນ​ສຳ​ລັບ​ອາ​ເມຣິກາທີ່​ຈະ​ຕ້ອງ​ກຳນົດ​ລະບຽບ​ກົດ​ເກນ​ໃຫ້​ແກ່​ເສດຖະກິດ​ຂອງ​ໂລກ” ນັ້ນຄື​ຄຳ​ເວົ້າຂອງປະທານາທິບໍດີ​ໂອບາ​ມາ ທີ່ກ່າວ​ຢູ່ກອງ​ປະຊຸມ​ ​ທີ່ຫ້ອງການ​ຂອງ​ທ່ານ ໃນ​ທຳນຽບຂາວ ຕໍ່​ກຸ່ມ​ຕ່າງໆ​ທີ່​ໃຫ້ການ​ສະໜັບສະ​ໜຸນຕໍ່​ຂໍ້​ຕົກລົງ TPP.

ມູນ​ເຊື້ອຂອງ​ທ່ານ​ໂອ​ບາ​ມາ ​ຢູ່​ໃນ​ຂົງ​ເຂດ ​ອາດ​ຈະ​ຂຶ້ນຢູ່​ກັບວ່າ ລັດຖະສະພາ​ສະຫະລັດ​ ຈະ​ໃຫ້ສັດຕະຍາບັນຫຼືບໍ່ ​ຕໍ່​ຂໍ້​ຕົກລົງການ​ຄ້າ​ທີ່​ໄດ້​ລົງ​ນາມ​ໂດຍ 12 ປະ​ເທດ​ທີ່​ຕັ້ງຢູ່​ແຄມ ​ຝັ່ງ​ຂອງ​ມະຫາ​ສະມຸດ​ປາຊີ​ຟິກ.

ທ່ານ​ໄດ້​ກ່າວ​ເຖິງ​ເຂດ​ເອ​ເຊຍ​ປາ​ຊີ​ຟິກວ່າ “​ເປັນ​ເຂດ​ທີ່​ມີ​ປະຊາຊົນ​ຫຼາຍທີ່​ສຸດ ​ເປັນ​ເຂດ ​ທີ່ເຕີບ​ໃຫຍ່​ຂະຫຍາຍ​ໂຕ​ໄວ​ທີ່​ສຸດ​ໃນ​ໂລກ” ໂດຍ​ກ່າວ​ຕື່ມ​ວ່າ ດ້ວຍ​ຂໍ້ຕົກລົງ TPP ​ແລ້ວ “ພວກ​ເຮົາ​ມີ​ຄວາມ​ບົ່ມ​ຊ້ອນ ທີ່​ຈະ​ຂາຍ​ສິນຄ້າ​ສະຫະລັດ ຊຸກຍູ້​ທຸລະ​ກິດ​ອາ​ເມຣິກັນແລະ​ຊ່ອຍ​ເຫຼືອ​ພວກ​ຄົນ​ງານອາ​ເມຣິກັນ​ໄດ້.”

President Barack Obama, joined by a bipartisan group of political, security and business figures, urged the U.S. Congress to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, saying it is time for Congress “to get this thing done.”

With about four months left in office, Obama re-stated his case for the massive trade deal that is effectively the economic cornerstone of his strategic rebalance to the Asia Pacific.

It is important for America “to set the rules for the global economy,” he said before an oval office meeting with a diverse group of TPP backers.

Obama’s legacy in the region may well hinge on whether the U.S. Congress ratifies the pact signed by 12 Pacific Rim nations.

He described the Asia Pacific as “the most populous, fastest-growing part of the world,” adding that with TPP “we have the potential to sell American goods, promote American business and help American workers.”

He added that export industries tend to pay higher wages.

Even with bipartisan support for TPP, Obama faces an uphill battle as he works to persuade lawmakers to ratify the deal during a presidential election year in which trade has been blamed for lost jobs.

FILE - Demonstrators rally for fair trade at the Capitol in Washington.
FILE - Demonstrators rally for fair trade at the Capitol in Washington.

Key opposition

Both major party presidential candidates, Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, have spoken out against it.

Trump has called the agreement “a disaster” and Clinton has said she will oppose TPP and any trade deal that hurts the American worker.

Obama expressed frustration with current political rhetoric against the trade pact, which he blamed on “misinformation" about TPP.

"If you're frustrated about rules and trade that disadvantage America, if you're frustrated about jobs being shipped overseas and other countries selling goods into our country freely… then you want to get this thing passed, you want to get this thing done," said Obama.

The TPP is a “high standard trade agreement,” he said, arguing it will lower tariff barriers on U.S. goods and force other countries to raise their labor and environmental standards to “level the playing field” for U.S. workers and businesses.

From Left, former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson; IBM Chairman, President and CEO Ginni Rometty; Ohio Gov. John Kasich; former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, President Barack Obama, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Sept. 16, 2016.
From Left, former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson; IBM Chairman, President and CEO Ginni Rometty; Ohio Gov. John Kasich; former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, President Barack Obama, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Sept. 16, 2016.

Powerful advocates

Obama brought together a prominent group to support his position. It included former New York mayor and billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg, Democratic Governor of Louisiana John Bel Edwards and the Republican Governor of Ohio John Kasich. Also attending, former Treasury secretary Henry Paulson, and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed (D); IBM CEO Ginni Rometty and former NATO supreme allied commander James Stavridis.

Obama has argued his strategic re-balance to the Asia Pacific is critical to America’s future prosperity and security.

"Right now China is pushing hard to create their own trading regime in Asia," Obama warned. "I promise you that China is not going to be setting up a bunch of rules that are going to be to the advantage of American companies and businesses."

After the meeting, Governor Kasich said the trade deal was geopolitically critical for the U.S. "That economic underpinning is absolutely going to lead to a strengthened sense of American influence in Asia," he told reporters.

Mayor Reed touted its economic benefit in communities throughout the nation, saying small businesses back up “the backbone of their economies.” Still, he pointed out, “only a small number of them are engaged in international trade.”

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