• What were the proposed benefits of the TPP?
• What were the potential drawbacks of the U.S. entering the TPP?
• While the U.S. officially withdrew from the TPP and thus the CPTPP, do you think that the CPTPP is a threat to American interests? Why or why not?
• Consider your recommendation to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai concerning the U.S. withdrawal from the TPP/CPTPP. Consider the following questions as a part of your recommendation.