America's Future Update on China

Update on China's Fakery About Free Trade

Evergreen Solar, the third-largest maker of solar panels in the U.S., is closing its main U.S. factory in March, laying off the 800 workers, and shifting production to a joint venture with a company in China. Evergreen admitted it will get financial support from China's government, and that Chinese companies receive considerable help from the Chinese government and state-owned banks. China violates the free-trade rules of the World Trade Organization with its extensive subsidies to manufacturers of solar panels and other clean energy products. New York Times, 1-15-11

General Electric caved into China's demand that G.E. build a large wind turbine factory in China. G.E. owns a crucial patent for wind turbines and China wanted to steal it. Using the Chinese anti-free-trade policy called "indigenous innovation"(a blueprint for technology theft), China then developed its own wind turbine manufacturers, and now directs purchasers to buy from Chinese firms instead of from G.E. China has no plans to be a market for U.S. products. China's principal imports are U.S. jobs. New York Times, 12-23-10

Update on U.S. Lack of Missile Defense Against China

Obama successfully pressured the Lame Duck Senate to ratify his New START Treaty with Russia despite Republican demands for more time to study it. A big issue was whether the treaty restricts U.S. right to build an anti-missile defense. Ronald Reagan believed that an anti-missile defense is essential to protect American lives. His steadfast support of an anti-missile defense was the principal reason he won the Cold War "without firing a shot."

Experts say these latest measures are a continuation of the government's increasingly sophisticated effort to control the internet's influence on 300 million Chinese users. In 2009, China blocked Facebook, Twitter, You-Tube, and thousands of other websites. The trend in China is toward tighter and tighter control. New York Times, 12-18-09

The Preamble of New START establishes a "link" between strategic offensive and defensive missiles that we believe is dangerous and reason to reject the treaty. In the Lame Duck Session, Sen. John McCain offered an amendment to New START to delete this language in the Preamble, but his amendment was defeated. Then, McCain attached an "understanding" that rejects the Preamble language as legally binding.

However, the New START Treaty then went back to Russia whose ratification says the points in the preamble are "indisputable" and must not be ignored. It looks like the Russians fooled us again.

Update on Military Threat from China

China is deploying a new antiship ballistic missile that can sink U.S. aircraft carriers and threaten Japan and the Philippines. Using ballistic missiles against ships at sea is a difficult task that requires air, sea and space sensors, navigation systems, and precision guidance technology. The new missile, the "D" version of China's DF-21 medium-range missile, has already undergone extensive testing and is in early stages of deployment. The new weapon involves firing the mobile missile into space, returning it into the atmosphere, and then maneuvering it to its target. Washington Times, 1-3-11

China's theft of U.S. intellectual property is getting worse despite promises of Chinese officials. Infringement of copyrights, patents and trade secrets continues at a rapid pace. Respect for foreigners' intellectual property is contrary to China's strategy for economic development. Beijing sees the stealing of foreign innovations as a regular part of China's policy of developing domestic technology and manufacturing. When U.S. companies build plants in China, Beijing forces them to disclose their technology in order to gain contracts. New York Times, 12-24-10