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Agence France-Presse

Donald Trump said Monday he would move to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal the day he takes office, confirming a central campaign pledge.
“I’ve asked my transition team to develop a list of executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs,” the US president-elect said in a video message outlining priorities for his first 100 days.
“On trade, I am going to issue our notification of intent to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a potential disaster for our country,” he said.
“Instead, we will negotiate fair, bilateral trade deals that bring jobs and industry back onto American shores.”
WATCH: US president-elect Trump announces he will cancel the TPP agreement


Shinzo Abe, prime minister of key US trade partner Japan, said as Trump was making the announcement that a TPP without the United States would be “meaningless”.
The Republican billionaire’s victorious campaign successfully tapped the anger of working-class American voters who feel left behind by years of globalisation, vowing to protect American jobs against cheap labour in countries like China and Mexico.
Stalled US-led Trans-Pacific pact puts China in free-trade pole position
Trade deals such as TPP and the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement featured heavily in the brutal White House race and many see Trump’s victory as a repudiation of ever-deeper commercial ties.
The president-elect had vowed both to scuttle the TPP - US President Barack Obama’s signature trade initiative - and renegotiate NAFTA.
“My agenda will be based on a simple core principle: putting America first,” he said.
US Trade Representative Michael Froman warned last week that scrapping the trans-Pacific trade deal would have “serious” strategic and economic costs.
Apec summit leaders warn of dangers posed by Trump’s economic protectionism
Trump’s pledge on the TPP was one of six policy points that he vowed to act on as soon as he takes office on January 20:
“On energy, I will cancel job-killing restrictions on the production of American energy - including shale energy and clean coal - creating many millions of high-paying jobs. That’s what we want, that’s what we’ve been waiting for.
“On regulation, I will formulate a rule which says that for every one new regulation, two old regulations must be eliminated, it’s so important.
“On national security, I will ask the Department of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to develop a comprehensive plan to protect America’s vital infrastructure from cyber-attacks, and all other form of attacks.”
“On immigration, I will direct the Department of Labor to investigate all abuses of visa programs that undercut the American worker.”
“On ethics reform, as part of our plan to Drain the Swamp, we will impose a five-year ban on executive officials becoming lobbyists after they leave the administration -- and a lifetime ban on executive officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government.”


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Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

Trump vows to withdraw from Trans-Pacific Partnership ‘on day one’

Withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact was a key platform for US president-elect Donald Trump . Photo: AP

Apec summit leaders warn of dangers posed by Trump’s economic protectionism

The leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum applaud after a group photo session in Lima. Photo: Kyodo

epa05640466 US President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference at the end of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima, Peru, 20 November 2016. EPA/ERNESTO ARIAS

epa05641098 A handout photograph made available on 21 November 2016 by Apec Peru 2016 showing US President Barack Obama (C-L) shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin (C-R) during a ssession of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima, Peru, 20 November 2016. EPA/GIANCARLO SHIBAYAMA / APEC PERU 2016 / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Li Yuan arrive to the government palace in Lima, Peru, Monday, Nov. 21, 2016. Xi Jinping is starting his official visit after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Stalled US-led Trans-Pacific Pact puts China in free-trade pole position

US President Barack Obama meet Trans-Pacific Partnership leaders at the Apec summit in Lima, Peru, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

China's President Xi Jinping reaches out to shake hands with Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (not pictured) as he arrives at the Lima Convention Centre for the APEC Leaders' Retreat on the last day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima on November 20, 2016. Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Asia-Pacific leaders at the summit on November 19 to get on board with Beijing-backed free trade agreements, after Donald Trump's election win spelled the likely demise of a US-backed deal. / AFP PHOTO / RODRIGO BUENDIA

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In video announcement, US president-elect Trump unveils plans for first 100 days


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In video announcement, US president-elect Trump unveils plans for first 100 days