Trade trumps all.  We have to be strip searched at the airport, while the TSA personnel grab our toothpaste tubes over 3 ounces and toss them in the garbage.  AT&T helps the National Security Agency listen to our calls.  But some are more equal than others:

Six months ago, the Bush administration quietly eased some restrictions on the export of sensitive technologies to China. The new approach was intended to help American companies increase sales of high-tech equipment to China despite tight curbs on sharing technology that might have military applications. 

Oops.  The reporters got ahold of this.  I don't venture towards the profane much, but listen to this bull*!#%:

“We believe that the system we have set up ensures that we are protecting our national security consistent with our goal of promoting legitimate exports for civilian use,” [Mario Mancuso, Under Secretary of Commerce for industry and security] said in an interview. “We have adopted a consistent, broad-based approach to hedging against helping China’s military modernization.” 

This is really bad.  China is our geopolitical rival.  They have a big army with big rockets and big ships.  We cannot be arming them too. 

Boeing says "don't worry, be happy":

“Boeing is not involved in any defense activities in China,” said Douglas Kennett, a company spokesman. “All our activities in China are in compliance with U.S. export laws and regulations.”

This is getting to be a habit.  We're also helping the Chinese crack down on religious folks and reporters for the Olympics.  

Trade wins.  Multinationals get what they want.  We lose.  Even our Defense Department loses, because they have to spend billions to keep ahead when we transfer the technology to China.  Just dumb.

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written by Burl Finkelstein , January 02, 2008

On the topic of giving away technology. I was in China about two months ago speaking to a glass producing company. He told me that he dis a lot fo speciality work for GE. Among teh products were the look down targeting windows for US cruse missiles. The fellow told me all there specifications and whey made them important for function. He also know exactly how may we launched during the Gulf war because that was the number that he received relpacement orders for.

We can ret assured that teh Chinese will speak to our subcontraced vendors and have weapons witl parts similar to US weapons. The US gets low prices, China gets technology. Since when is Wal-Mart in charge to defence procurement?

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