Comment: "China is different, very different, from the countries with which we typically negotiate trade deals. It is not a democracy. It does not treat human rights as we do. It engages in extra-territoriality, whether in the South China Sea or cyberspace. Its state-owned enterprises don’t always draw a sharp distinction between commercial activities and political objectives."

Replace China with US.

"The US is different, very different, from the countries with which we typically negotiate trade deals. It is only barely a democracy - electoral boundaries are gerrymandered, people with money hold the real power, social mobility is low, and income inequality is larger than ours, and still rising fast. It does not treat human rights as we do - black racism is endemic, LGBTQ rights are not accepted, women's rights to abortion are under attack. It engages in extra territoriality. Its multinational corporations don't always draw a sharp distinction between commercial activities and political goals.