When I deal with 250 Chinese, who knows how many are spies, but it would be nearly impossible to get all of them to sing the same tune, not to mention the years worth of business dealings by fellow Americans living in China working with them on site.
I know very well what they are up to. I’ve been in the spy business myself and have worked very closely with foreign assessments. We cannot avoid dealing with China in this market as aviation is international. There is no way any American aviation company can be isolationist in nature and still be welcome into those nations.
But here is the rub about your questions: You assume we don’t need to compete but protect. Maybe that’s not what you intended to say but that’s the tone and you’re not alone in that tone. If we can’t beat the likes of China then we deserve to lose.
No my thing isn't protectionism, although some industries necessary for national defense (precursor chemicals, smelter operations for two) would have to be protected industries. My point is the Chinese are like the Muslims, alien, hostile, and utterly power oriented. The Muslims can't produce a real military challenge because of their dysfunctional culture and tribal mentality so they mount ‘asymmetric actions’ such as 9-11. China is akin to militarist japan just before the mask was removed over the China incident. They are determined to pay the white man back for the insults administered during the ‘unequal treaty period’ and they dream of a vast Chinese empire stretching across the pacific and south to Australia. The PRC is a huge potential future direct menace to this country. Weakness and military unpreparedness will only incite these people to attempt what they dream of doing.