[Toddsterpatriot]

So, what countries have the largest trade surplus? Are their economies better than ours? Are their citizens better off than ours?

Still waiting for your wisdom.

[Willie Green]

 U.S. Trade with China 
(billion dollars)

Year	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
U.S. Imports	19.0	25.7	31.5	38.8	45.5	51.5	62.6	71.2	81.8	100.1	102.3	125.1
U.S. Exports	6.3	7.4	8.8	9.3	11.7	12.0	12.9	14.2	13.1	16.3	19.2	22.0
Trade Deficit	12.7	18.3	22.7	29.5	33.8	39.5	49.7	56.9	68.7	83.8	83.1	103.1

China Says Economy Grew 8.0 Pct in 2002
'China to Replace US as the Engine for World Economy'

Fundamentally, we believe that the U.S. government needs to devote more resources and put in place new programs to build wider expertise about China and to protect our industrial base from eroding as a result of our economic relations with China.

-- C. Richard D’Amato, chairman
U.S.-China Security Review Commission
(How to improve U.S.-China relations )