Remember what Bastiat said, 'when goods don't cross borders, soldiers will'.
I am worried about legislation that begins to ban trade with China.
If the goal of the tariffs is to change China, we have plenty of evidence that they do not work in that regard.
You would get a lot more with honey than you will with vinegar.
You want better relations with China or you just want to end it all.
The slippery slope goes on and on and on, and where do you end.
Over the years I have been an outspoken critic of socialism, in general, Chinese socialism, Mao, the history of trying to get to absolute so...
We should think twice before ending relations and ending trade with China.
This is about the business of science with China, this will disturb our relations with China if anybody questions this.
That does not sound to me like open-mindedness, and I wonder what you would tell a younger researcher...