It's really sad that the real enemy was a 5th column of Americans. History will show how they sold out their nation to push forward their free trade religion.

I think a good enough reflection of current American 'psyche' consist of loads of financial crises -- both big businesses and several layers of governments.  Neither the private nor the governmental sectors have shown even an half-assed attempt to demonstrate financial discipline.  Insofar as the belief in 'free market/trade' is concerned, it does not benefit the wider society unless it is backed by correspondingly stringent set of rules and regulations.  (The ideal free market/trade scenario works, if we can assume with absolute confidence that each and every market players are guided by conscience, thereby can engage in fair transactions with minimal regulatory overhead.  However, does the level of 'enlightenment' within our society approach anywhere close?  I think not.  Otherwise we should not have been saddled with recurring issues like tainted goods.)

I consider a jargon like 'free market/trade' = 'Get your hands off of my ass!  I do whatever Goddamned I want, OK?  That's what "freedom" means, baby!'.  Somehow, the prevailing ruling elites resemble spoiled and pompous brats.

Capitalism means that you make money from being smart, daring and lucky and lose money when you screw up and/or luck runs out.

Whoa!  What's going on... room spinning... lights flickering...  Audrey?  Rex?  What are you two doing here, why is she singing silly rhymes, and who is George...?

US corporations are moving jobs overseas because the friendly business environments are over there. The governments of those other countries want those jobs for their people much more than our government wants the jobs for our people.

 

The mindless, larcenous rapacity of our local governments, state governments (kleptocracies) and of our federal government is the problem.

 

 

 

 

That depends on what you consider a "friendly business environment".  They are lured with promises of low taxes, unbelievably cheap wages and no labor laws and in the case of China,  a vast and expendable workforce (the CCP considers most of its own people expendable) which could be converted into the world's largest consumer market.

But those companies also found out that they cannot win in IP disputes, can quickly become subject to laws that domestic companies are exempt from, constantly required to transfer their most advanced and sensitive technology to domestic and government run entities and can have a very hard time repatriating or moving profits around the world since those profits can be kept in national banks to boost those banks' lending abilities.  And lastly, these companies have found that if they want to pull out the only company assets that will be permitted to leave will be the expat employees.
And I'm not just talking about China.

So where is the "better" business environment?

In not having out of control tort law practicioners, high tax environments, unnecessary regulation, unnecessary enviromental restrictions, etc. Basically, our government punishes companies for employing people.

 

The people who run the corporations aren't saints but they aren't stupid. They move the jobs on the basis of real practical reasons.

 

In light of your criticisms of (Chinese) foreign business environments, you ought to be asking yourself what, since those foreign situations are so bad, all this says about us here in this country that those foreign coutries are still preferable.

 

If all you can come up with is some conspiracy to sell out to the PRC, please spare us that.

 

 

 
 
 

But the USA will always have more regulations and more litigation than China. China will always have cheaper labor. We will never be able to pay lower wages, have less litigation , or be a lower cost producer than China. The capitalist free market has made its choice and its allegience is to China.