Washington,
D.C. — TechNet,
the national, bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior
executives, today welcomed reports
that President Trump has instructed his economic team to look at returning the
U.S. to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
On March 13, TechNet
sent a letter to the President urging him to
rejoin the trade agreement.
The following statement can be
attributed to Linda Moore, President and CEO of TechNet:
“We are encouraged by reports that
President Trump is looking at returning the U.S. to the Trans-Pacific
Partnership, and we urge him to follow through and do it. A TPP without the U.S. would be a missed
economic opportunity for our country and cede our leadership in the
Asia-Pacific region to China and other competitors.
“The U.S. represents only four
percent of the world’s population, and modern free trade agreements like the
TPP are the key to continue unlocking market access for us to sell to the other
96 percent of the world’s potential customers.
The 11-nation TPP is a landmark agreement with strong digital trade
rules that would empower American innovators to sell their life-enhancing
technologies to millions of customers in the Asia-Pacific region and bolster
our global competitiveness.”