The TTP was structured as the economic equivalent of the Island Chain containment. It's conception lead to Made in China 2025 which wasn't rolled back just because USA withdrew from TPP.
Obama had the right idea, Trump if he understood it (lol) would have used it to screw China instead of giving China a free pass by withdrawing from it.
Note that China <-> US relations soured under Obama, well before Trump came into the picture and most of it was a direct result of TPP and policies like it designed to contain China economically.
Obama had the right idea, Trump if he understood it (lol) would have used it to screw China instead of giving China a free pass by withdrawing from it.
Note that China <-> US relations soured under Obama, well before Trump came into the picture and most of it was a direct result of TPP and policies like it designed to contain China economically.