(10-15-2015, 05:54 AM)AnyOldName3 Wrote: China and the US both fully support it in its current form, and any other country basically has to stop trade with them if they don't sign it, too.
I don't see how China would fully support a treaty they're not a signing member of. The TPP is - in more ways than one - actually aimed at countering their economic influence. China has their own trade pact they've been pushing for a while though (one that includes them this time).
The US House and Senate have to approve the treaty, but there is actually a lot of wariness about the TPP among lawmakers (which I'm rather glad to see). It can still get shot down over in the States regardless of how hard Obama pushes it. In fact, the more he pushes it, the more Republicans will probably push back.