The 'decoupling debate' continues, as to how we cut our ties and dependence on China. And while it sounds good, and the overwhelming majority of Americans are for it, it might no be as easy as it sounds.
"Because of the nature of the global economy, and we're all so tied in together, it isn't something where we can just cut off the relationship" said foreign policy expert Harry Kazianis, "It would literally decimate the U.S. economy. Millions and millions of jobs would be lost before we'd be able to recover from that, it would actually be a bigger economic blow than the Covid crisis."
And as for us, every day Americans? We all know how to talk a good game about only buying products that are made in the U.S.A., but are we actually doing it?
"No, we don't unfortunately" Kazianis told KTRH, "With the American consumer strapped still, with near record high inflation, the American people and even myself, when we go to the store a lot of times we look for the cheapest product and we don't look at the label on the back to see where it came from."
That is why we need to try and buy American, when we can. But what about the future?
"I think the American people are starting to understand that this is a time where we need to move away from China" noted Kazianis, "India would be a much better economic partner for the United States over the long term. So what the United States needs to do is diversify those supply chains, and the Trump administration was doing a great job on that before the election was lost."
It's worth pointing out, every single 'made in China' product that we buy, goes to support the Chinese Communist Party.