The Chinese are very busy snapping up natural resources, minerals, etc. all over the world. They have enough people, that they consider expendable, that it will be horrible when we wind up fighting them.
And all those dollars spent on Chinese products are bankrolling their aquisitions and military build up. I don’t buy Chinese if I can avoid it. I wouldn’t care if we did put a tariff on them, especially if we lowered the income tax at the same time.
I agree partially. My point is that one way to keep the Chinese deterred, and not have to fight them, is to not let them have the upper hand in terms of resources.
However, MOST of the dollars going to China are building up their infrastructure and economy. They understand that in the long run, this will make them more powerful than diverting it all into their military, now. Either way, I certainly support “buy American” when possible — I worked for a US manufacturer for many years, until their demise, and do contract work for another, now. Unfortunately, we have done far more harm to ourselves than anything the Chinese have done.