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.
This is a no-brainer. We shouldn’t pat them on the back for doing the obvious. And with some of the commissioners pushing to cancel rent – a revenue source used to pay property taxes – it makes the no-penalty thing look like crumbs.