They are the fastest growing large economy in the world. At their present pace they may eclipse us in the not too distant future, and be the industrial behomoth on the planet. All the while manipulating "free trade" agreements, blocking imports they deem too competitive, getting high tech companies ot not only manufacture there, but to give them their technology. It has worked beautifully for their armament industry.
They are an enemy who needs to be treeated as such.
Would you rather have a $13 trillion economy growing at 3.3% or a $1.8 trillion economy growing at 10%? Do you trust the commies when they say their economy is growing at 10% annually?
At their present pace they may eclipse us in the not too distant future, and be the industrial behomoth on the planet.
We thought that about the Japanese as well. We learned that you cannot export your way to being the largest and healthiest economy in the world. Contrary to what the protectionists believe, the U.S. is still winning the innovation race. China has a lot of challenges ahead of them that include a banking system on the verge of disaster and a bunch of corrupt tyrants who run their largest industries and the government. Their only way of maintaining their success is through reform.
All the while manipulating "free trade" agreements, blocking imports they deem too competitive, getting high tech companies ot not only manufacture there, but to give them their technology
All that technology transfer hasn't helped them much. They still suck at innovation. Like I said before, economies that rely on manipulation and outright cheating cannot be successful in the long term