Why Sanders' praise of Trump over TPP is so dangerous

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67. So Trump and Sanders want to make China stronger

I am amused that trump and Sanders agree that China needs to be stronger http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/politics/trump-tpp-things-to-know/index.html

But already, Chinese leaders are angling to take the United States' place and expand the country's influence in the region.

"We must remain committed to promoting free trade and investment through opening up and say no to protectionism," Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week.

Obama had pitched the TPP as a way to counter China's growing influence by imposing US-backed labor, environmental and patent protections. China is unlikely to seek or support such protections in its own trade negotiations -- allowing those countries to produce cheaper goods, but with fewer worker protections.

The 11 remaining TPP nations are now set to regroup. Trade ministers from those nations say they intend to press forward with the deal -- but the United States' withdrawal could mean a major rewrite, or an opening for another global superpower to pursue an alternative agreemen

Sanders and Trump agree that China needs to be stronger.