<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>The US has to stand up to China's abusive trade practices like intellectual property theft. And we won't leave farmers to face Chinese bullying alone.
In 2011, a group of Chinese nationals dug up genetically engineered seeds from an Iowa corn<wm>field, and sold them abroad, causing $240 million in losses to American farmers who had to pick them or pay higher prices. They then charged the US farmers and buyers the full price of the patented crops from their companies, for even if the seeds contained less mature kernels and were significantly less nutritious than what was planted in US-grown seeds.
If this occurs, the US should stand up and say: “You can’t do that. We don't work as big business for your interests over our</wm> own farmers and buyers." And, in the US we should establish strong policies in China to protect our