dr. haass beyond inefficient. it's not as good. there are certain issues we can deal with bilaterally. subsidies and things like that. tpp is a far preferable approach. bilateral trade agreements with south korea, so there are examples. we have trilateral with nafta, which he also says he wants to reopen and renegotiate. this is second or third best, and what else can i say? jonathan: let's talk about this region specifically to begin with. the vacuum this will leave, whether the happiest person is a certain president in china. dr. haass: i think she jinping -- she's in pain -- i think the chinese president is feeling good. it's interesting to take a step back. the big idea of mr. obama's foreign-policy was the rebalance or pivot to asia. this is the economic component, it's like a three-legged stool without the third leg. to me, is an unfortunate way to begin. mr. trump is inheriting an unbelievably full, difficult inbox. what he is now done is taken that already piled high in box something el