If we didn’t open up our market to them, they wouldn’t have had the economic growth they’ve had. We were doing fine without free trade with China. They were not.
Perhaps, but the US has been pro-Free China since the days of Chiang Kai-Shek. To the extent trade can encourage more openness and freedom, that’s good for all of us, though trade is certainly no panacea — we’re all aware of China’s expansionist ambitions. But if the US is such an important market for China, then that is as much a consideration/problem for them as it is for us.