Long term though, I wonder how many companies would just close down, and worse yet, whether America would continue to maintain its soft power. The so-called trade deficits were instruments, if used carefully, could have brought about reform, and yet the its current leader continues to squander it away, pushing countries further towards an Asian power that has typically not been well known for democratic values (although, again, given the recent actions in America, who’d have thought it’s possible in America either!)