The two leaders are about to sit down next week to chat about nuclear matters at a summit in Washington D.C. You can bet there will be more about North Korea in those nuclear talks and a lot more about THAAD, a high altitude missile defense system. Let's make a deal.
The last deal we made with China was a hollow promise not to hack US businesses. This is kind of like asking a drug addict not to take anymore of that heroin. The Chinese economy was built on stealing by a variety of methods from Joint Ventures and forced teaming partners, to outright theft of trade secrets and patented material. That hasn't changed, though the White House now says "There is no evidence of hacking" which is probably true given our past experience with reporting of events and criminally prosecuting the people involved.
We have also made a nuclear deal with Iran that looks about as sound, and a previous agreement with North Korea. Ignoring this way of doing business is the best way to avoid fretting over it. We can make deals with China as long as we know they will only be honored until the Chinese find the need for it no longer exists, or the U.S. National elections take place, whichever comes first. In the case of hacking businesses that would not be quite as long. Nuclear weapons might be longer, but not by much.
I read the Hill today and they are accepting that the White House might be talking about implementing climate control measures first, thought I have yet to find the dreamer that fed that to the press. Not likely. Xi is here to talk about North Korea and get something in place before this administration is gone. No other President, coming from any of the existing candidates, is likely to feel quite so friendly to China, not even a Democrat.
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