But, given the Asia-Pacific region’s high trade volumes, and its dense set of trading arrangements running in every direction, no one, including China, is about to be isolated. And, with World Trade Organization negotiations, in which all countries could participate, stalled for years, the TPP and other regional initiatives (like Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and various intra-Asia free-trade areas) are better than nothing.
类似地，TPP谈判有时被认为是美国孤立中国的尝试。但是，考虑到亚太地区巨大的贸易量以及各个方向上的为数众多的贸易协议，没有一个国家（包括中国）可以被孤立。此外，所有国家都可以参与的世界贸易组织谈判已经停滞了多年，因此TPP和其他地区协议（如亚太经合组织和各种内亚自由贸易区）至少聊胜于无。