The agreement gives pharmaceutical firms, tobacco companies, and other corporations substantially less than they had asked for – so much so that US Senator Orrin Hatch and some other Republicans now threaten to oppose ratification. Likewise, the deal gives environmentalists more than they had bothered to ask for.
从这个角度看，TPP可谓是意外之喜。该协议给制药企业、烟草公司和其他公司所带来的东西远远少于它们所要求的，以致于美国参议员奥林·哈奇（Orrin Hatch）和其他一些共和党威胁要反对批准TPP。类似地，该协议给环保主义者带来的东西要多于他们所要求的。