While China is not a party to the current negotiations, the TPP is designed to allow additional countries to sign on in the future – and the Chinese, we can assume, will be courted assiduously. Former US Trade Representative Ron Kirk, for one, noted that he “would love nothing more” than to see China join the treaty.
尽管中国不是TPP谈判的参与方，但TPP允许新增成员，我们大可以认为，中国会成为殷勤招徕的对象。前美国贸易谈判罗恩·柯克（Ron Kirk）就指出，他“热切期盼”中国加入TPP条约。