China won't like it, but remember that when China came into the World Trade Organization and they were part of that, we recognized plurilateral trade agreements. Taiwan is also part of the World Trade Organization, so you can argue that it's simply a continuation of something that China has already agreed to do.
But of course they will react. I will say this: My five years in Hong Kong convinced me that the big challenge ahead of us is not between right and left or between our parties but between open and closed systems. That, I think, will be the fundamental challenge for our time.
On your observations about democracy and standing with your friends, we can't be shy about it, because if we are, we're going to lose it.
On supporting Taiwan to become a member of the CPTPP, they would qualify. They are an important economy. I think they would legitimately qualify. I think China wouldn't like it, but if they followed through on the logic of their having joined the WTO and recognizing the rules of the WTO, they'd have to accept it.