International Trade committee  I don't think it was 98% who agreed. Most Vietnamese people agreed, but also another number have different views on that. That's why we also have what we call “internal consultations” among the agencies, between the government ministries and [Inaudible—Editor].

International Trade committee  No, I don't think so. I'd like to say forget the TPP, but apart from TPP, we have also joined other FTAs. That is why we don't mind so much about whether the TPP exists or not. We have signed and are a member of, I think now, about 10 FTAs, multilateral and bilateral, with othe

International Trade committee  One thing I'd like to say is to emphasize that I would like to see your Prime Minister in Vietnam during the APEC summit. I would like you to support this, because it is important for our two countries to discuss the major issues that we need to work together on. Thank you so muc

International Trade committee  Thank you so much.

International Trade committee  I don't know this number. Where did you get the statistics, from the Vietnamese government or from an organization or agency?

International Trade committee  The media.

International Trade committee  My colleague will answer.

International Trade committee  Of course, it is very important that we have trade to make a contribution to our poverty alleviation, and to increase and to lift a great number of Vietnamese people out of poverty. I think that's why our government has demanded a consistent policy, a policy that we be open to th

International Trade committee  It's very difficult now, I think, because our economy now is less competitive compared to other economies in our region. If protectionism is growing, it's very difficult for our businesses, particularly for our SMEs. Our government now has a policy to support SMEs, and we need Ca

International Trade committee  Those are very good questions, and very difficult questions too. This is very difficult for our country. Vietnam and China are very close geographically, and it's good because China is a very big market. It's our biggest market for Vietnamese imports and exports. But because of

International Trade committee  It is too early now to predict exactly what will happen, but I think countries now are pretty flexible and some countries are looking forward to bilateral trade relations and bilateral trade bills. I cannot give you the right answer now, but I think all countries in the region no

International Trade committee  Do you mean how it will affect our business?

International Trade committee  It will have an effect. Like you here, we also have some competition among government agencies, and between government and business. It's hard to estimate or analyze how much of an impact it will have on business. I think it will have an impact, but I cannot give you an exact an

International Trade committee  Before I came here, the TPP was brought to our national assembly for consideration. I think that at the time it seemed that our government would go ahead.

International Trade committee  On our economies, I cannot say, but I think that no matter whether we have or don't have the TPP, we are optimistic about our bilateral relations and trade.