Gotta get that energy somewhere to make all that crap that Walmart sells to us. {/irony}
No kidding. I kept picking up and putting things down at Walmart today because of Made in China on the back. I think my outdoor string of lights is just going to have to do without orange and white bulbs this Christmas.
My eyesight wasn't good enough to check where the movies I bought for the troops were made.
China is the gathering threat. They understand the Soviet system of economic isolation did not work and they are hoodwinking the world into thinking that the country is moving toward reform by allowing foreign brick & mortor investments. In reality, it is still hard communists pulling the strings and oppressing the people - they are sure not to have CNN televise it like they sis Tienemen Square.
The two most important allies in that we will have to stand by in the coming years are Israel and Taiwan. One is starting down the barrel of a terrorist gun, the other down the barrel of a communist gun. Both are security threats to the US.