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I think you are missing my point. The money they use to run their government, including the military comes from China manufacturing and selling stuff. We are their biggest partner so we in effect fund a lot of their military buildup. I also read that the US thinks the ChiComs are underreporting there military spending by about 100%. That military budget may be closer to $300B than $150B.

...we in effect fund a lot of their military buildup...

OK, so you feel very strongly about China's military being funded by Americans. Everyone's got feelings. As far as I'm concerned I want national policy to be based on facts that we can see and not on your feelings. You're convinced; we all know that, and if your goal is to rant then that's nice but it's my bed time although Todd's more of a night person than I am so maybe he'll listen.

If you're trying to explain your point to me then I can be convinced here and now by facts and you can tell me what you are saying in money numbers. If you say the Chicom mil budg 2015 was between $150B and $300B then please say about how much of that comes from American funds that are what, donated? When you got a number give me a link to where it comes from.

After a good night's sleep I think pieced together what you may be saying --the idea being that when Americans buy the output of Chinese factories that some kind of money goes from the U.S. to China in payment. In 2015 Chinese goods bought by Americans cost $91B more than goods sold to them, and that should mean by the end of 2015 the Chinese socked away a cool $91B that they could spend on their armed forces.

Is that what you're saying?