Eh? NAFTA is for US, Canadia and Mexicania. China isn't part of NAFTA.
I don't look the PRC government much but I don't necessarily believe its evil, just callous. They have some overwhelming preoccupations with certain issues. I met the Australian trade commissioner for some Chinese city or another a few months ago. He was saying that at one stage a city (Chengdu?) of 10 million plus suffered a massive water shortage - the entire city had a week's worth of fresh water. So they run rampant over basic human liberties trying to overcome issues like that.
The Olympics have been fascinating. Shutting down factories and keeeping cars of the road just to make the place smell nice (and obviously not negatively impact upon athletes' health) is just typical.
I have only been to Beijing once, in 2003, and stayed in a decent hotel not far from Tianammin (sp) Square. I had a Palm Pilot which I left on the desk in the hotel. I went out to wonder about the city. When I came back my room stunk of cigarette smoke and the Palm Pilot had been moved, slightly. I figure it was searched. I was there as a tourist, and it really put me off the place. (Hong Kong, where I lived for 4 years, is nothing like the rest of China, so that doesn't count.)
American manufacturers are using China because the labour happens to be cheap. So basically big business wants to keep the Chinese on side. I don't think that's a bad thing, personally, because a failure to open markets is one of the biggest causes of wars, but then again I'm personally not worried about losing my job.
