TOKYO -- The remaining 11 countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will enter into final negotiations to salvage the trade pact as soon as next week in Tokyo, though Canadian demands to revisit cultural exceptions and automotive production rules are still major hurdles to signing the revised deal in March as planned.
After the U.S. departure, the remaining TPP members agreed in November to suspend 20 provisions of the original deal. Another two are expected to be frozen, including one on state-run companies opposed by Malaysia.
