Letter: Utah needs to address the sleeping giant of China

August 4, 2024

In 2001, the U.S. woke a sleeping giant by welcoming China into the World Trade Organization. Washington promised that the move would bring benefits to both countries.

In 2024, the results of this experiment are crystal clear: our trade relationship with Beijing has become wholly one-sided thanks to cheating and corner-cutting by the Chinese Communist Party. The result: we’ve packed up our manufacturing base and sent it into the arms of China’s warm embrace.