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US imports less than 1/10th as much from China as it manufactures.

Overall, US manufactures more stuff today than at any point in it's history. Clothing, Cars, CPU's, Candy, Cosmetics, Cameras, etc.

The DoD has done a great job of having US suppliers for every good it needs which demonstrates the US can still manufacture all critical goods independently. Even if it would have to ramp up production of various things.

As mind-blowing as it might seem the US has minimal dependence on China. In part because it exports several times more $ worth of goods ~1.3 trillion to the world than it imports from China ~0.46 Trillion.




Is any of that 1.3 trillion in exported goods a value-add on top on goods imported from China?


Generally not much simply because of shipping issues.

Components may be sourced from China, but you can just as easily source most things from somewhere else.


You listed zero sources for any of your so-called "facts".




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