Originally Posted by MrBaldBastard

USA is out of the trading deal, originally the trade off for the USA was to being able to better impose sanctions and slow the growth of China with the idea of helping out countries like Malaysia who also have cheap labour more reliant on trade with the USA than China, From Americas side it would of meant cheap stuff came from partner countries rather than China. ( Slowing their growth )

Because the USA left the deal most of the conditions it wanted have been removed, so as a trade deal, there's nothing to stop China joining it now. Same with the USA rejoining, but because they left the negotiating table they won't get half of what they wanted before if they decide to rejoin, deals being done now, Trumps only back tracking because the deals going ahead with out the USA and its American business that will directly lose, mainly through anything they trade with Japan.