One example is President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to the United Kingdom – which in essence is also an attempt to weaken Britain’s “special relationship” with the US by creating a cat’s cradle of trade, financial, and investment ties with Britain. It is worth noting that Xi had already lured the UK into supporting – against American advice – the new, China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
将中国排除在外不是偶然。其巨大而复杂的经济将给谈判带来无法克服的问题。为了应对TPP，中国启动了它的“丝绸之路”计划，试图建立一个有利于其自身重点的经济区。它还在寻求与欧洲国家进行更大的贸易合作。一个例子是中国国家主席习近平最近对英国的访问——从本质上说，这也是中国通过与英国建立一系列贸易、金融和投资联系削弱英美“特殊关系”的尝试。值得关注的是，习近平已经促使英国支持——不顾美国的建议——由中国领导的新的亚洲基础设施投资银行。