Abstract

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has introduced a specific chapter on the State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) and Designated Monopolies (DMs) as well as Competition Chapter. Especially, SOE Chapter of the CPTPP introduced a number of new rules and disciplines to regulate the SOEs competing with private enterprises. For potential new members (Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia), these two chapters may not pose problems for accession, but they will need to carefully conduct negotiations to achieve optimal results, although they will have to prepare ...