TPP was specifically designed to force China into unfavorable trade conditions. Before Biden comes in and tries to revive it, China locks in a trade deal with better trade conditions, knocking out a key US tactic in isolating the PRC diplomatically and economically.
If I'm being charitable, I would say it's the "support the PRC when it's interest conflict with the dominance of US capital", which should be followed up by "support Chinese workers when their interests conflict with the Chinese state".
For the purposes of this trade deal, people are celebrating it for the first reason, and then we'll need to take a second pass at criticizing it in the context of the second reason.
I don't understand, why are we celebrating this but not the TPP?
Because I like to see America lose and China win
TPP was specifically designed to force China into unfavorable trade conditions. Before Biden comes in and tries to revive it, China locks in a trade deal with better trade conditions, knocking out a key US tactic in isolating the PRC diplomatically and economically.
If I'm being charitable, I would say it's the "support the PRC when it's interest conflict with the dominance of US capital", which should be followed up by "support Chinese workers when their interests conflict with the Chinese state".
For the purposes of this trade deal, people are celebrating it for the first reason, and then we'll need to take a second pass at criticizing it in the context of the second reason.