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Should We Trade With China?

Should We Trade With China?
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks with Chinese Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min on the day of a bilateral meeting between the United States and China in Geneva on May 11, 2025. Keystone/EDA/Martial Trezzini/Handout via Reuters
Christian Milord
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Should the United States continue to trade with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), or should we decouple or de-risk from it? The PRC isn’t truly a country that belongs to the people; rather, it has been controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since 1949.

Christian Milord
Christian Milord
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Christian Milord is an Orange County, Calif.-based educator, mentor, USCG veteran, and writer. He earned his master's degree from California State University–Fullerton, where he mentors student groups and is involved with literacy programs. His interests include culture, economics, education, domestic, and foreign policy, as well as military issues.