Posted on 04/18/2006 6:45:40 PM PDT by rellimpank
Holding Hu to account.
Listening to the American political conversation recently, one would conclude that the foremost threats to the U.S. economy are the purchase by foreigners of our “critical infrastructure” and an insufficient supply of unskilled labor to pick our lettuce. These two nonissues have been part of the red-hot debates over the (since jettisoned) Dubai ports deal and illegal immigration.
As is so often the case, where there is heat in American politics, there is no light, and if you want to discover a truly important issue, it is often necessary to look to one that is relatively neglected — like the protection of intellectual property. The American economy is not built on denying foreigners investment opportunities nor on importing stoop labor, but on the ideas and creations of our minds and imaginations.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
This is the issue we need to be pressuring the Chinese on not exchange rates.
Great post. We should keep an eye on Chinese royalties to the U.S. I predict this will grow immensely, as will royalties in the other direction.
Why do we think we could ever trust a commie?
I don't have much sympathy to companies that get their stuff pirated, that are made in China.
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