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Dr. Haen please review this

Hi Neil, Wow, great level of detail here. I made comments below in italics. I think the main point in the re-write is to carefully lay out the information. Remember to assume a lay audience who knows nothing about the topic. Write as if you were explaining to your grandmother. Regards, Dr. Haenn

Contribution to Textile industry in China

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) includes 12 countries that make up 40% of the world's economies and is expected to affect the Chinese economy, including their textile and apparel market. With the United States joining and taking lead in the TPP in 2008 (withdrawn 23 January 2017 ), terms and conditions were created to get an advantage on China, a non-member of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The trade deficit the US faces with China is significant; in 2015, the United States sold $116.2 billion in exported goods from China while importing $481.9 billion in goods from China.  Under the TPP, China would have to pay a GATT tariff that members of the TPP would be excluded from, thus restricting China's ability to trade in the NAFTA region. Imports of textiles in the CBI, CAFTA, and the NAFTA region are currently subject to high import tariffs up to 10.1% for textiles and 26.8% for apparel. If the TPP were to be implemented, these tariffs would be reduced to zero for textiles and apparel products traded among member countries. Furthermore with China being the top exporter of textiles and apparel in the world, the implementation is expected to result in a significant decline in China’s apparel exports to the United States, Japan, and the NAFTA region, mainly Canada. The TPP would create a trade diversion effect that will deter these imports from China, due to high tariffs China will be subjected to, and encourage TPP members to trade and directly challenge China’s exports. Japan’s accession to the TPP is expected to have a substantial negative impact on China’s textile and apparel exports. In a study conducted by Sheng Lu of the University of Rhode Island, he found that the demand from textiles from Vietnam and other Asian TPP members might create additional export opportunities for China, however with the TPP, the trade diversion effect caused by Japan is expected to affect China’s exports to those regions.

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) holds 12 countries that make up 40% of the worlds economies. With the United States joining and taking lead in the TPP in 2008 (withdrawn in January 2017), terms and conditions were created to get an advantage on China, a non-member of the free trade agreement. The trade deficit the United States faces with China is significant. This is seen in 2015 when the United States sold $116.2 billion in exported goods from China while importing $481.9 billion in goods from China.  Under the TPP, China would have to pay a GATT (What is this?) tariff that members of the TPP would be excluded from, thus restricting their ability to trade in the (What does this stand for? LINK TO NAFTA Wikipedia page) NAFTA region. Imports of textiles in the (Spell this stuff out) CBI, CAFTA, and the NAFTA region are currently subject to import tariffs up to 10.1% for textiles and 26.8% for apparel. If the TPP were to be implemented, these tariffs are reduced to zero for textiles and apparel products traded amongst its members. Furthermore, with China being the top exporter of textiles and apparel in the world, the implementation is expected to result in a significant decline in China’s apparel exports to the United States, Japan, and the NAFTA region, mainly Canada. The TPP would create a trade diversion effect that will deter these imports from China, and encourage TPP members to trade and directly challenge China’s exports. In a study conducted by Sheng Lu of the University of Rhode Island, he found that the demand from textiles from Vietnam and other Asian TPP members might create additional export opportunities for China. However with the TPP, the trade diversion effect caused by Japan is expected to affect China’s exports to those regions. Japan’s accession to the TPP is expected to have a substantial negative impact on China’s textile and apparel exports.

General notes: Overall good writing. The major thing is to make sure to spell out the acronyms the first time so that the rest of the paragraph is a little clearer.