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>It was re-distribution as opposed to "growth"

The amount lost by America (if at all) is not equal to the Amount gained by China. So it is not re-distribution.



Alot of Americans have this strange notion that Chinese growth was basically equal to US factories being moved there, as if the entire reason why the Chinese economy grew was because the west allowed. It's really quite telling about their world view.


If all western countries would not trade with China, that would certainly reflect negatively on their economy; earning foreign exchange is key to any developing country. I think focusing on this aspect is counterproductuve, however. The chinese made money becaused they produced goods at a lower cost (and, increasingly, more effeciently). A lot (most?) of China's growth is on the account of its exports. But I don't think that implies that it is due to what the west "allowed." Selling a product alone is what makes one deserve the reward. So I don't see how the first clause relates to the second clause of your first sentence.




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