[WilliamofCarmichael]

RE: "However, since China has joined the WTO it HAS to follow some standards -- so we've got them by the uhm, indelicates and can FORCE them to maintain copyright standards."

I urge you to read the pro-China-trade testimony referenced above in #307.

Getting the Chi-coms to comply with the WTO is a serious problem, as well as getting them to stop stealing intellectual property.

They are the abusive husbands and western businessmen are the battered wives going back for more and more.

The Chi-coms know Lenin very well, they know that they are dealing with useful idiots, IMO. I don't think that they are worried too much about minor details.

[neutronsgalore]

"They are the abusive husbands and western businessmen are the battered wives going back for more and more."

I like that. It's also a pretty good description of the jelly-spined politicians who refuse to take the Chinese to task over their trade policies. Can't be too surprised considering the lack of back-bone shown during the EP-3 Aries incident.