The disconnect of the idealogues for free trade despite the clear non-cooperation of the adversary nations continues. Ambassador Peter Allgeier at least did honestly observe of China just this month:
"China's use of industrial policy tools - including government subsidization - to promote and protect these and other industries appears to be on the rise, instead of in decline, and it is a cause of great concern to the United States," the ambassador said.The U.S. is playing by its free trade rules. China is playing Three Card Monty.Another area that continues to generate significant problems for the United States, according to Allgeier, is China's inadequate enforcement of laws, particularly in the area of intellectual property rights.