text: what is ur feeling about china is goin'to be the first powerful country in about fifteen years? i think it's time to change and i think chineses people are more rigorous than westerners... pamplmouss2 -  thanks for asking. while former president richard nixon (with help from henry kissinger) opened the door to trade with this once-sleeping dragon, it seems as if global trade has shifted from american being a major exporter to a major importer of chinese-made goods. with this new-found influx of american dollars, the chinese government continues to suppress its people, pollute its land and flaunt its military strength. former president george h.w. bush really helped china invade our economy and allowed further violation of human rights (i.e.,  tiananmen square, 1989). it was as if america bowed its head to the chinese chopping block. our current president is just as bad, showing little or no concern to turn the trade deficit in our favor. america has been sold down the river. as china grows, its demand for energy (i.e., oil - the stuff that drives our bigass suv's) creates a supply/demand rise in petroleum prices. and guess who suffers? am i angry at chinese people? no. am i angry at our own government for selling us out? yes. the chinese are playing by their rules...we don't have to play, but we choose to do so. we're to blame for losing our leadership in goods and services. and as history has shown, nations rise and fall. some three thousand years ago, china was a world leader. i suppose the pendulum of time is swinging back in chinas' favor. we americans are so caught up with our self-infatuated image that we still don't see it coming. we'd rather watch "american idol" than study the lessons of history, learn math and science and re-energize our nation. we get what we deserve.