2007-06-29 03:51:39 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The problem with trade with China is not only the repressive government, it is that they do not regulate their companies or the companies are government owned. They have shipped glycerin and toothpaste that is contaminated with anti-freeze, fish that is contaminated with banned antibiotics, tires that explode and toys with lead paint. Trade with China is a trade in poisons and we are so interested in cheap products that the U.S. government is doing little to stop it. Any trade with China is trade in death, both for us and for the Chinese who work in slave conditions to produce their products, and we should stop it completely!
2007-06-29 03:59:44 · answer #1 · answered by diogenese_97 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I have thought about this. It is hard to say you are supporting a repressive communist government, when the communist government is getting democratized because of the trade.
The time to be asking this question has past. It was during Kissinger's day. When Taiwan was being booted for red China.
It's over. Try finding something at the BEST store, that wasn't made in China or some other repressive place. And have you seen the sweat shops in New York, by chance?
2007-06-29 03:56:42 · answer #2 · answered by Penelofer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"People" do, yes. Most people, no. Why? Because we've perverted capitalism to mean "cheap is better". This is clearly not the case.
Many, many products have become poorer quality due to this perversion. The populace has unfortunately developed an answer to this phenomenon: everything is disposable. So items we used to purchase that had a reasonable life expectancy now last a year or two but we don't care...because they were so darn cheap! :)
What ever happened to the "better mouse trap"?
2007-06-29 03:58:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, we'd care IF China was a repressive Communist government, but it isn't anymore. Try learning a bit about a country before you label it as something that it's not.
2007-06-29 03:57:08 · answer #4 · answered by brnslippyx 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I doubt if 1% of the people who buy things even look at where the products are made. Cost of the product my friend is the major determining factor in what we buy.
So the answer is, no they don't care where anything is made.
2007-06-29 04:01:22 · answer #5 · answered by namsaev 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In a way they do because whenever you buy products that say "mad in china" some money goes in to the Chinese economy making it stronger
2007-06-29 03:55:38 · answer #6 · answered by T-unit 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
trade is the revolution - a bloodless one at that. they will open up, they get closer everyday
that was the best thing Nixon ever did for the people of the world - they should tear down Mao's statue and erect a statue of Nixon - he began the process of lifting china out of the muck.
2007-06-29 04:16:45 · answer #7 · answered by james_r_keene 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but sometimes I can't find or afford an item made in a democratic country (I do look for alternatives most of the time).
2007-06-29 03:57:32 · answer #8 · answered by Yaktivistdotcom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they don't care, because-
1)some only care about cheap
2) some have no choice because whatever money they make cannot stretch to buy things made in the USA
I try to avoid them but I can honestly say I don't succeed all the time but I try.
2007-06-29 03:55:12 · answer #9 · answered by thequeenreigns 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
NO
They are only interested in destroying the American Middle-class.
And empowering the Lordly Aristocratic minority.
Go Team Red Go
2007-06-29 03:58:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋