### Comment:
Business leaders wanted access to cheap labor, also wanted access to what someday might be a good source for selling shit to.  Both has happened. 
  
 It's ridiculous to think you can only have trade with China and allow them to steal IP **or** no trade at all.  The problem is we waited decades before trying to actual enforce reasonable standards and expectations.

### REPLY:
It’s not just stolen technology but even forced technology transfers for companies that want to do business there. 
  
 With China it’s all take and no give, there can be no equal trade with a country like that. They also refuse to give up their “developing country” status under WTO - they subsidize certain industries heavily and legally have far more barriers to outside trade than the US does.

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