TPP trade deal signed in AucklandTODAY
This brings it one step closer to reality. Article includes protest photos
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35480600
The TPP involves the US, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Peru.
Those against the deal, particularly some Americans, fear it could mean jobs will move from the US to developing countries.
'Write the rules of 21st Century'
However, US President Barack Obama said the agreement was a new type of trade deal "that puts American workers first".
"Partnership would give the United States an advantage over other leading economies, namely China," he said in a statement on Wednesday.
"TPP allows America - and not countries like China - to write the rules of the road in the 21st Century, which is especially important in a region as dynamic as the Asia-Pacific," he said.
