So, TPP is not going to happen.

[sethnintendo]

Soundwave said:

 

Business is not going to just say "OK, no TPP so we're not doing business here", it just means that China will gladly take their business and I'm sure they're quite happy to see the US potentially out.  

I think you are missing the point here though.  USA is currently the most lucrative consumer market in the world.  Once China can lift its people out of jobs making less than 300-400 a month (for respectable jobs, probably even less for lower jobs) then they perhaps will be the largest market.  For now though it is the USA and I don't think any country will stop doing trade with the USA and especially not China.  So how is it that all the other countries will just look to trade with China now and forget about USA.  I don't see that happening ever.