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Parent's point was the TPP was explicitly designed to economically isolate China from its neighbors. Trade deals are ugly. But if your geopolitical goal is to
by ethbr0 6y ago
Parent's point was the TPP was explicitly designed to economically isolate China from its neighbors.
Trade deals are ugly.
But if your geopolitical goal is to prevent Asia from moving closer to China, you can, and we have, done worse than the TPP.
- bellyfullofbac 6y agoYeah, and then Trump pulled out of TPP, and last year everyone signed this deal, including China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_Comprehensive_Economic_Partnership https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_Comprehensive_Economi... And people still celebrate Trump for being tough on China...