So it's impossible to engage in win-win business and still stand up for basic human rights? Like we're all just so close to slavery work camps to make a buck? Quite the cynic. The US has done pretty well outsourcing certain manufacturing, while greatly increasing high-margin manufacturing. And yet Apple and WalMart make huge profits that go primarily to US investors. Yes, extreme poverty in the world has decreased from 30% to 8-9% since 1989 even as the global pooulation's increased by 50% - former Soviet satellites, Chinese, SE Asian countries entering the free market and doing quite well.

But yes, if we're paying for half a trillion dollars a year, we have some leverage. The TPP that Hillary was for was to diversify production around the Pacific, bolster Vietnam and Indonesia and Peru and others. But no, that was too evil, so Trump got in, and suddenly we don't pressure human rights violators anymore. China loves the shit outta that. (Of course Russia never got it's sanctions lifted, but Putin got a fair amount of love from Trump)

Cynical, Lulu. No, it's not an easy situation, but also not hopeless - with some effort. E.g. we had made some progress getting North Korea to back off its nuke development before Trump got his bromance. We got China to shiftt gears in pollution and greenhouse gases by stressing self-interest. Yes, there are things that can be done