Former five-time Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad contradicts Donald Trump by saying that the remaining countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement are better off without the U.S. in the pact because too much of it favored the Americans. USA versus PRC Former five-time Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad contradicts Donald Trump by saying that the remaining countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement are better off without the U.S. in the pact because too much of it favored the Americans. He opined to the Nikkei that Washington too often dictates the outcome. However, he then said that China should be the major economic power in the agreement. Perhaps, but Europeans are second guessing their newfound allia...