Ever since the US realized that it had chosen the wrong region to be regional with, it has been trying to win a seat at the Asian table. The US finally got it with the TPP, simply because China had become aggressive in asserting its territorial claims in the South China Sea, the South China Sea, and vis-à-vis India and Japan.
而美国在南美的行为所产生的结果就是将该区域分裂成了两个不同的集团，而这种状况也可能在亚洲出现。在美国发现自己选择了错误的区域来推行区域化之后，它就开始在亚洲寻找一席之地。美国之所以最终选择了跨太平洋伙伴关系协议，只是因为中国在宣示其南海主权以及中印中日领土冲突方面过于激进。