tokyo/sydney ambitious asia-pacific trade pact link unite state 11 countries lay tatters tuesday u.s. president-elect donald trump say would kill deal first day office jan. 20. trump statement appear open way china assume unite state leadership mantle trade diplomacy asia republican term trans pacific partnership tpp potential disaster country china japan south korea already initial stag discuss trilateral trade deal beijing push limit asian regional trade pact exclude washington past five years japan australia washington close ally asia pledge trump announcement push ahead without unite state although remove large market goods service would shrink dramatically push forward idea act look like china weak trade deal game town say derek scissor resident scholar american enterprise institute focus asian economies trade trump pledge redraw trade deal win back american job threaten mexico china punitive tariff move economists warn could spark trade war threaten roll back decades liberalization end tpp key election pledge trump also policy democratic opponent hillary clinton deal die congress trump nov. election victory trans pacific partnership signature diplomatic initiative democratic president barack obama intend low tariff barriers countries account 40 percent world economy well provide bulwark china major trade deal unite state europe also close collapse britain plan withdraw european union prompt washington demand good term opposition france germany also scupper japanese prime minister shinzo abe say tpp would meaningless without unite state even parliament continue debate ratification government vow lobby members approve pact continue state effect say shinpei sasaki cabinet office tpp headquarter australian trade minister steven ciobo tell reporters canberra countries could push ahead tpp without unite state amend agreement possibly add new members could look example china indonesia another country want join say yes open door sign agreement well singapore prime minister lee hsien loong say reopen negotiations would easy sign fresh agreement go cross bridge yet cross come that china push regional comprehensive economic partnership rcep notably exclude unite state traditional trade agreement involve cut tariff rather open economies set labor environmental standards tpp would rcep focus attention asia pacific economic cooperation summit peru weekend tan jian senior member china delegation summit say countries seek join 16-member bloc include peru chile current members want reach deal soon possible counter rise protectionism china foreign ministry say tuesday beijing open attitude toward arrangements promote free trade region long become fragment politicize foreign ministry spokesman geng shuang say rcep initiative lead 10-member association southeast asian nations asean china promote will keep push rcep talk process side achieve positive progress early date say vietnam last week shelve ratification tpp obama abandon efforts push lame-duck congress malaysia shift attention rcep u.s.-china agricultural trade seminar washington senior obama administration officials chinese counterparts appear ignore elephant room collapse tpp trump tough trade talk china u.s. agriculture secretary tom vilsack say focus u.s.-china trade negotiators meet washington week reduce china regulatory food safety barriers american beef poultry genetically modify crop china discussion future really focus present vilsack say ask tell chinese counterparts risk pose incoming trump administration chinese vice premier wang yang address trump trade rhetoric discussion washington warn close agricultural trade would unacceptable farmers china one important market agricultural export account nearly fifth u.s. agricultural export ... average every u.s. farmer export 12,000 agricultural products china every year wang say trump sink asia trade pact open way china lead