“Ahh, there it is the “Trade good ignoramious, repeat after me Trade with China good, Trade with China good” ubiquity, no matter that the steal military secrets, buy off politicians, and plan on dealing with Taiwan one way or another, if we just buy more stuff, they’ll like us won’t they?”
You have to remember than MNJohnnie’s outlook, like with many supporters of free-trade, is all short-sighted. All he sees is “economic competition” as if there is no other aspect to trading with other nations. He is incapable/unwilling to recognize the long-term military vulnerabilities free-trade policies are creating for the United States, and the increased ability of China’s military to engage ours through financial/industrial/technological investments there encouraged by those same policies.
I do business in, and travel to
Malaysia
Indonesia
Thailand
China
India
There IS no free trade
There IS no fair trade
There is only trade, and I am trying to do my part to advantage America. Most Americans don’t have a clue as to how trade works. It s not their fault, as you have to be there to understand reality.