Nearly all drugs and medical supplies, rare earth elements, steel, building supplies, clothing and shoes, chemicals, the stuff of modern life, come through China. Books are printed in China.
Two hundred and fifty years ago, the British wanted us to be raw materials producers consuming finished products. That meant poverty and dependence.
We are Eloi who like a pretty place with no icky factories and pollution. We are Jacob trading away our birthright.
We are closing down power plants and mandating electric cars. We will take twenty years to build a power plant or factory with all the impact statements, lawsuits, affected groups input, environmental studies, lawsuits in series, minority set asides.
Esau not Jacob.