balance of trade, i.e. increasing us export to China will expend our employment, right? As if the IP right protection, I think it's partly used to contain China for strategic reason and partly used for economic reason due to loss of technology. The latter may not be related to Midwest employment, but it is still the loss of U.S. economy. China is the 2nd best copycat in the world, next to Japan. Actually all eastern Asian countries excel at coping and re-using. This is the hardest part in this trade war negotiation. China can make concessions on materials, increasing import from U.S. significantly, but It's hard for them to make concession on this intangible secret weapon.
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