TPP keeps the internet’s rules liberal (Claude Barfield, East Asia Forum)

There has been a good deal of hype touting the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement as the first ‘21st century’ trade pact. Whether it lives up to this high accolade is currently under debate, both in the United States and among the 11 other TPP member states that still need to pass the agreement through their national legislatures. But in one area — e-commerce — there is no doubt that the negotiators did agree to provisions that strongly advance liberalisation of internet trade flows and enhance commerce and investment through the medium of cyberspace.

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/02/29/tpp-keeps-the-internets-rules-liberal/