I use to think our people were fools. I don't believe that anymore. I think our State Department, CIA, NSA, etc are 'giving speeches'... in exchange for bad deals.
In short they're taking bribes.
"Legal' bribes, but bribes none the less.
My simple answer is there are billions and millions to be made in “free trade”. Just ask the owners of Home Depot, Amazon and Walmart. Walmart which really kicked off the Chinese import surge.
Retard hacks in DC got the crumbs and the run-off. Meanwhile the American sell out capitalists made their billions and millions