A Retreat From TPP Would Empower China - The New York Times

That would be a serious mistake. Secretary of State John Kerry said in a speech in September that if TPP is rejected, “we take a step away from the protection of our interests and the promotion of universal values, we take a step away from our ability to shape the course of events in a region that includes more than a quarter of the world’s population — and where much of the history of the 21st century is going to be written.”