Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
Illinois exceeds national averages in corruption and debt, so in those aspects it is not indicative of the average state in the USA.
http://worldpopulationreview.com/states/most-corrupt-states
http://worldpopulationreview.com/states/most-liberal-states
Only if they want that mess they just had in Iowa to look like a minor hiccup by comparison.