[ARCADIA]

we need to apply increasing pressure against their government to force them to spend less resources on their military and more to raise the standard of living of the Chinese people.

You can do that by severing their US markets; forcing them to use their capital capicity to develop their own internal marketplace. The people once empowered will do the rest.

[steampower]

How would you go about severing China's US markets?

If done abruptly the empty shelves in so many stores, not to mention the probable cessation of our exports of raw materials would produce more than a bump for our economy. The backlash from consumers and industry against any such action would be immediate and intense.

What's your plan?