We are in the midst of a trade war with China.
Countless conservatives, particularly of the new nationalist bent, want to take a hard line with China because they make widgets at a lower price than us or because they rip off Hollywood.
Rhetorically, President Trump has been far harsher on Canada and Mexico than he has been on China.
China is also more integrated into the global economy than the USSR ever was, and that brings important considerations as well.
The ongoing confrontation with China highlights the moral blind spot of economic nationalism - on the right and the left.
The Trump administration as well as Democratic supporters of a tough trade policy with China have made it clear that all we expect of Beijing is more cooperation on trade, intellectual-property, and currency policies.
Trump hailed the veterans of D-Day who "Threw open the gates of Nazi concentration camps to liberate Jews." Meanwhile, today's nationalists are happy to demonize a China that bootlegs Mickey Mouse but are silent about the very same China that rounds up internal enemies and puts them in concentration camps.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/china-authoritarianism-american-politicians-silent/
Countless conservatives, particularly of the new nationalist bent, want to take a hard line with China because they make widgets at a lower price than us or because they rip off Hollywood.
Rhetorically, President Trump has been far harsher on Canada and Mexico than he has been on China.
China is also more integrated into the global economy than the USSR ever was, and that brings important considerations as well.
The ongoing confrontation with China highlights the moral blind spot of economic nationalism - on the right and the left.
The Trump administration as well as Democratic supporters of a tough trade policy with China have made it clear that all we expect of Beijing is more cooperation on trade, intellectual-property, and currency policies.
Trump hailed the veterans of D-Day who "Threw open the gates of Nazi concentration camps to liberate Jews." Meanwhile, today's nationalists are happy to demonize a China that bootlegs Mickey Mouse but are silent about the very same China that rounds up internal enemies and puts them in concentration camps.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/china-authoritarianism-american-politicians-silent/
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