Optimists can envision a new generation of trans-Pacific flows of trade, investment, and knowledge, with benefits for all. But then the TPP’s boosters have to contend with the obstinacy of Japanese rice farmers (Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is vowing to address that) and of US patent and copyright holders.
到这里一切都好。乐观派可以憧憬新一波跨太平洋贸易、投资和知识流，让各方都获益。但TPP支持者必须面临顽固不化的日本稻农（日本首相安倍晋三承诺会解决这个问题）和美国专利和版权持有人。