That's mostly an empty threat. There are dozens of supposed reasons to start a trade war with China, but most of those "reasons" are just saber rattling. If w

That's mostly an empty threat. There are dozens of supposed reasons to start a trade war with China, but most of those "reasons" are just saber rattling. If we aren't going to start a trade war (or a real war!) Over things like Tibet, or the humans rights violations, or the million people that China has put into camps, then I don't see how something morally silly such as IP laws would be the tipping point.