中國的作法為美國造成巨大貿易赤字，去年達到3750億美元，幾乎占我們全球貿易赤字的一半。就像川普總統本周說的，過去25年，「是我們重建了中國」。
China's actions have contributed to a trade deficit with the United States that last year ran to $375 billion - nearly half of our global trade deficit. As President Trump said just this week, in his words, "We rebuilt China" over the last 25 years.
現在，中國共產黨透過「中國製造2025」，試圖控制全世界90%的尖端工業，包括機器人、生物科技和人工智慧。為了贏得21世紀經濟的領導權，北京指示其官員和商界不擇手段，務必要獲取美國經濟領導力的基石──智慧財產權。
Now, through the "Made in China 2025" plan, the Communist Party has set its sights on controlling 90 percent of the world's most advanced industries, including robotics, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence. To win the commanding heights of the 21st century economy, Beijing has directed its bureaucrats and businesses to obtain American intellectual property - the foundation of our economic leadership - by any means necessary.
【延伸閱讀】圖說《中國製造2025 》－不可不知的10年製造業轉型大計
很多想在中國做生意的美國公司，都被北京要求交出商業機密，中國參與並協助對美國公司的併購，以獲取他們的創意。最可怕的是，中國安全機構主導大規模竊取美國科技──包括最尖端的軍事技術。藉由這些偷來的技術，中共正大規模地「化犁為劍」。
