Exactly. The human rights narrative is the clearest smokescreen ever used. The US was working just fine with China until 5 years ago, when they decided to enter

Exactly. The human rights narrative is the clearest smokescreen ever used. The US was working just fine with China until 5 years ago, when they decided to enter the same markets (technology). China may not be the freest country in the world but it is way better than it was 20 years ago. Moreover, I don't remember the US trying to put ANY sanctions on Saudi Arabia for all its recent history of human rights violations.