According to Axios, “Since 2020, Beijing has increasingly used trade restrictions and threats to defend its geopolitical interests around the globe, making economic coercion an ‘established and favoured part’ of China’s foreign policy, according to a new report. China’s economic coercion suppresses global speech critical of Beijing and makes it harder for countries to uphold the liberal international system of open trade, rule of law and human rights.” Naturally! And don’t get me started on China’s ownership of America’s national debt.
Are you one of those people who checks to see if something is “Made in China” before you buy it? I am. It usually doesn’t deter me from purchasing a product because there is never an alternative. Although, if it’s something I don’t really need, then I might put the item back. I am more often surprised when an item says “Made in America.” But this is where we find ourselves, isn’t it? A nation so proud of itself that over the last several decades, it eagerly shipped manufacturing overseas because capitalism (profits) over people is truly America’s guiding star, not national pride or democracy. How ironic that the world’s center of capitalism and democracy sees fit to outsource its productive capacity to communist China. Only in America do we rely on communism to make our capitalism stronger (for the wealthy) and our national security weaker. Welcome to stupid America!