President Biden gave a beautiful speech yesterday at the beginning of the summit with 110 countries that embrace and love democracy. He is correct, democracy is under attack. This summit is vital to the outcomes of free people. It is intended to be unifying and strong. Within that resolve is an understanding there are great dangers from those that hate democracy and would rather live in anarchy or under communists and dictators, sometimes both.
This comes at a time when the Indo-Pacific region is under a direct threat from China with it's expansionist borders and Russia which cannot accept the end of the Soviet Union. President Biden has offered greater intelligence sharing to bring the democracies in the Pacific the ability to understand their threat better.
Currently, USA companies involved in a major manufacturing hub in China that produces batteries, clothing, plastics and textile dyes are suspending any interest there due to an oppressive Chinese government. These products are often destined for the USA. There are several emergent problems, a loss of income to USA companies and a loss of product to the USA market place, either wholesale or retail. This is not inflation either. This is the Chinese government forcing USA companies to abandon THEIR supply chain.
The USA needs to ask these companies what they need in repatriating their much needed supply chain and the Secretary of Commerce should provide incentives to develop the manufacturing here in the USA.
All this talk about democarcy is not frivilous. It is vital to our lives.
