Cutting off free trade is a path to World War.
You're joking, right??? Um, just what Navy are you a vet of? PLA? Tell me more about this implicit message of peace and good will. China has had a proxy war against us for decades and sponsor, and aid most of our enemies. They vote against us at every opportunity at the UN. The level of espionage couldn't be any higher. They steal our secrets, bribe our officials and hack our government computers. China's bellicose assertions of control over most of Asia's sea lanes and boarding of ships of sovereign nations is unprecedented. The military buildup in China is in overdrive, funded by "FREE TRADE" The best recipe for world war is to keep feeding this monster that "FREE TRADE" has created. I could feel a little differently about the job loss, etc., were it not for the fact that we are building our future enemy's military at a rate that will soon surpass our own. Is that what you want for your Grandkids? WWIII with an adversary that won't hesitate to slaughter them? Have you ever considered the idea of fair trading with a country that is not grooming itself for war with us? I'm so glad that they feel this good will that you speak of towards us.