[Alberta's Child]

This is where U.S. manufacturers have to deal with foreign buyers that have a lot of leverage. China could easily tell Boeing to get lost, and could have their government-owned airlines buy their aircraft from Airbus instead.

The problem here is that this reality pushes many of these companies to support U.S. government policies that may not be in the best interests of the U.S. in the long run. Boeing, for example, was a huge advocate for the Obama administration's Iran deal -- because as part of the deal the Iranian government would agree to buy aircraft from Boeing instead of Airbus.

Globalism isn't just a trade issue ... it's a geopolitical issue with major ramifications across the board.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

China could easily tell Boeing to get lost, and could have their government-owned airlines buy their aircraft from Airbus instead.

No, they'll just continue building them themselves.

That's not the only thing, it seems almost anything we want to "sell" in China needs to be manufactured there. Many auto parts including complete GM 3.4L V6 engines are imported from China.