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I understand all that.

And I also understand the objectives of the state controlled economy of totalitarian China that we are aiding and abetting with our current trade policies.

[expat_panama]

objectives of the state controlled economy of totalitarian China

Wonderful!   We also agree that state control of the economy is wrong.  Let's practice what we preach and begin by having our own state lower taxes (including import taxes) and having our own state not control what seller we buy from.  We can fix China next.

I may not approve of your buying Chinese chips for your computer or European medicines for your children-- but hey, that's your right.