While the economics of the TPP is important, the strategic component is even more so. This is the second leg of America’s new “Pacific offensive,” aimed at offering nations in the region an alternative to excessive and rapidly growing dependence on a rising China.
TPP的算盘不可谓不精，但更妙的是其战略意义。TPP构成了美国新“太平洋攻势”的第二条腿，其目的是为该地区的国家提供一个替代方案，防止它们日益依赖崛起的中国。