Why Sanders' praise of Trump over TPP is so dangerous

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41. No, he won't

Your assertion is based upon the assumption that China can, and will, negotiate deals that will be effective. They aren't willing to have the kinds of allowances inside their markets that they will ask for in others. If they can find countries that are willing to be "bought", they'll do okay. But other markets will negotiate far more effectively. China is going to have to be willing to give the kinds of access to their economies that they have never shown a willingness to do, not to mention assure the kinds of protections that investors and IP holders will demand.

We already trade with the countries involved, as well as China. There is nothing to prevent us in the future from negotiating more individual deals with them to gain the critical features we are looking for. Obama tried to go big and over reached. It doesn't mean that a future president (probably not this one) can't and won't try to negotiate more compact deals which will achieve much of the same outcome.