The broader value comes from combing work on a common infrastructure, data standards and integration of the data.

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Should there be standards and integration for classified systems?

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It is now clear that for Japan to maintain its living standards and global competitiveness there is no alternative to ever deepening economic and technical integration with China.

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We always envisioned the TPP as a growing platform for regional economic integration, open to additional countries willing and able to meet its high standards.

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