"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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I am really confused by people considering themselves "conservatives"
that stand up for Communist China and their trading partners in the
US.

The most common rationalization I've seen is that money is the best way to
"bring China around". Since it's still a communist dictatorship, they
clearly have not been "brought around". Having said that, I suppose this all
depends on how one defines "bring them around". Perhaps the final goal is
simply to make them a supplier, and never mind that the government isn't
much better than when Mao was in power. We have a long history of doing
business with (or giving military support to) countries with hideous forms
of government.