同样的务实主义也体现在中国对于自己被排除在最近达成的跨太平洋合作伙伴关系（TPP）贸易协定的反应上。 TPP由美国牵头，包括了12个环太平洋国家。
The same brand of pragmatism was apparent in China’s response to its exclusion from the recently agreed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, spearheaded by the US and including 12 Pacific Rim countries.