[MissouriForBush]

The problem is that in regard to our "free trade" with China, the Chinese politicians ARE the ones in charge of trade on that end.

And if you think future Chinese politicians (oops, businessmen!) will be behaving any differently 20 years from now...

[FITZ]

How many of our products are the Chinese buying? And how come India is doing so well with all this free trade in spite of having tariffs three times what our tariffs are?

[_Jim]

The problem is that in regard to our "free trade" with China, the Chinese politicians ARE the ones in charge of trade on that end.

Not quite so fast there - the situation you're painting would seem to have Chinese politicians minding a watch and controlling every decision at every 'shop'/assembly plant that is operated over there - and that's not quite the case ...