Why don't we disconnect all fair trading from the Chinese?

Question

Okay, first our pet's food was contaminated and some of our pet's suffered severe health problems due to the ingredients in the pet food, that came from the Chinese.
Than Mattell the toy factory in the US. is recalling millions of a toy product that got produced at China.

If the Chinese are so eager to kill us off, why not disconnect the relationship what fair trade concerns with them? before anymore of us get harmed? All these jobs could be filled by us again, and it would be USA made? I am not purchasing Chinesh products any more. How about you?

Answer 1

I agree. Enact strict tariffs on certain goods, which will make it cheaper to produce those goods in the US.

It's time to cut off China before they decide that its in their best interest to topple the world's remaining superpower.

Regardless of the damage it will do to our economy.

What do you prefer? A little pain now or massive pain later? Take your pick.

Answer 2

It's a political problem more than anything, the logic is that is better to have them on our side than against us, plus that relationship allow the US ask them for "political favor" when they need a powerful ally in that part of the World.

Second don't dream about those jobs coming back to the US. if it's not China it will be any third World country because US corporations don't like to pay US salary to US workers. In Mexico for example a US plant only would pay cents per hour instead of dollars per hour (almost slave labour).

Answer 3

I try never to buy anything made in china, not just because of the recent problems, I knew for years they had high levels of lead in their paint. But more because every penny of profit they make, goes directly to the military, which is gearing up to be the largets and best equipt military force in the world. They have long range plans that don't bode well for the rest of us.
As for why the government won't stop trading with them? It would bankrupt the country for one thing, plus the chinese own so much of the business in our country, they, like the japanese have been buying up property and corporations on the side for many years.
Plus, then the greedy politicians like Bill Clinton would lose out on the millions of dollars they got from China for special favors.

Answer 4

Do you really think these jobs would come back to us? What about India? Mexico? Eastern Europe? While I do not purchase anything made in China myself, I have to hand it to the Chinese, that they are aggressively addressing this issues, and understand the seriousness of the situation. Our economy is almost twice what theirs is and they do not want to lose that. I think in the interim we need to go to 100% QC on our side until they get it worked out.

Answer 5

I totally agree. It is one thing after another! Our dogs food, our food, our childrens toys, I mean really what is next? I have decided not to buy Chinese anymore as well. It is ridiculous!

Answer 6

Big business and money. And the fact that politicians don't want to anger the millions of Chinese in the US that vote...

Answer 7

Because we would collapse our own economy in the process. Like it or not, China and the U.S. are tied together at the foot . . . However, kudos to you for making the effort to not buy Chinese.

Answer 8

And make the corporations return their manufacturing plants back here? No way. We, the people should just not by the products made there. It is all cheap crap anyway.

Answer 9

its more the opposite way around. they purchase from us and its in the Trillions of dollars. This is going to be touchy but I think that's what will happen. Jobs will leave China.

Answer 10

American businessmen own the factories. Guys like Neil Bush, the President's brother.