Fukunari Kimura: Siow Yue Chia's paper is a superb review on the current situation of simultaneous negotiations over three mega–trade blocs, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership of East Asia (RCEP), the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Because limited information is currently available on the details of these three mega free trade agreements (mega-FTAs), this new piece is extremely useful and provides real insights to one of the most important current trade agendas for both academics and non-academics. The whole paper uses a calm and at the same time a bit of a cynical tone while keeping trade liberalization as an important principle from the viewpoint of a well-trained authoritative trade economist. It looks at the issue from the best observatory point, Singapore, with frustration over the slowness in the rest of the world. The paper appropriately discusses the three mega-FTA negotiations from various angles:...

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