Students from the MAAPPS program and from \u4e00\u6a4b\u5927\u5b66 are currently holed up in a hotel just inside of Niigata Prefecture on the border with Nagano Prefecture participating in a simulation of a Canada-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement. Two and a half days into the negotiations and with only tonight and tomorrow morning to go, there are pairs of students negotiating in many corners and on lobby sofas in the hotel.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the internet connection in this hotel is slightly shaky, so more detailed posts on results and reflections on the project will have to wait until we’re in reach of a better connection again.<\/p>\n
While the intensity of the activities is exhausting, participants clearly seem to enjoying themselves as well. The fact that we’re in a hot springs resort certainly helps.<\/p>\n
My current prediction is that there still is a good chance that one of the teams might walk out of the negotiations due to insurmountable differences. Demands for a liberalization of Canadian financial services and investments in natural resources are proving to be especially difficult topics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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