Yep. Much to the chagrin of the opportunist free-world, we've been heading down this path for years. It's hard to say China isn't the aggressor here though; the

Yep. Much to the chagrin of the opportunist free-world, we've been heading down this path for years. It's hard to say China isn't the aggressor here though; their treatment of American intellectual property has justified tariffs for decades at this point. So where do we draw the line, why shouldn't we get political with it? The apologists seem to say that a free nation can't counter authoritarian action, but when a trade bill targeting China gets popular appeal they say it's an unfair double-standard. The only thing they support is keeping things the same, which is how China best reaps our rewards. Yes, you're going to feel this in your 401k and your iPhones and Xboxes will get more expensive. Chinese manufacturing is the albatross yoked around America's neck; the sooner we address the problem the sooner we can recover from our mistake.