[wiseprince]

Start banning Chinese imports into the United States. Start with something simple like Jewelry and keep going until no textiles, shoes, clothing or steel are crossing U.S borders. Either that or implement an immediate 50% tariff on all Chinese Steel. Stop the dumping. If they aren’t going to be an ally or a fair competitor then they are an enemy. Support Japanese nukes and start the process to recognize Taiwan. How much is NK worth to China? The policy should be to find out that answer.

[Crusher138]

Banning Chinese textiles without have sufficient manufacturing capabilities elsewhere would be foolish.

Clothing, next to food, is one of our "essentials" and cutting a main source would have huge, unintended, devastating consequences.

This from the KQED website:

In 1960, an average American household spent over 10 percent of its income on clothing and shoes – equivalent to roughly $4,000 today. The average person bought fewer than 25 garments each year. And about 95 percent of those clothes were made in the United States.

Fast forward half a century.

Today, the average American household spends less than 3.5 percent of its budget on clothing and shoes – under $1,800. Yet, we buy more clothing than ever before: nearly 20 billion garments a year, close to 70 pieces of clothing per person, or more than one clothing purchase per week.

[dragnet2]

Start banning Chinese imports into the United States. How much is NK worth to China?

And there it is....

[Ancesthntr]

“Support Japanese nukes...”

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I am firmly of the belief that Japan can produce a working nuclear weapon in less than 6 months if it wants to. It could probably have at least 100 missiles capable of accurately dropping nukes anywhere in China in less than 2 years, plus retro-fitted subs and fighter-bombers.

This is one of China’s worst fears and, thus leverage.

[BunnySlippers]

I think yours is the right approach.