And Japan has had a history of currency intervention, holding down the yen’s exchange rate to boost exports and discourage imports – with major negative consequences for the US, among others. Japan does not engage in such currency manipulation currently, and TPP represents a good opportunity to ask the Japanese for a commitment to abandon the practice.
并且日本有货币干预的历史，压低日元汇率刺激出口、阻挠进口——这对美国和其他国家造成了巨大的消极结果。日本目前没有进行这类货币操纵，而TPP也是一次良机要求日本人承诺不再进行操纵。不幸的是，奥巴马政府决定不这样做——到目前为止，货币操纵不在谈判之列。