Because the biggest share of the US trade gap is with China, a country vilified as a currency-manipulating cheater, the bilateral trade deficit has become the lightening rod for China bashers. It is what has driven Obama to go to the mat with China on recent disputes within the World Trade Organization and on restrictions on Chinese investment in Oregon wind farms, and what has led to saber-rattling by Romney on currency manipulation and trade sanctions.
由于美国贸易缺口的最大一部分来自中国这个被诽谤为货币操纵作弊者的国家，双边贸易逆差因而成为了诋毁中国者的指路明灯。这正是驱使奥巴马最近在WTO与中国唇枪舌战并限制中国投资俄勒冈州风力发电厂的背后原因，也是罗姆尼在货币操纵和贸易制裁等方面大肆叫嚣的幕后推手。