Is there a free trade agreement that China infringes?
> Americans aren't renouncing their values or losing the moral high ground as long as companies from other free countries are allowed to operate.
If you support your "values" only on a reciprocal basis, essentially you renounce them. And you certainly lose the moral high ground when you try to get others to adopt these values.
I can't agree with that at all. I hold non-violence as a value, but I'm also going to defend myself if attacked and I don't think that means I renounce my values or lose any moral high ground.
There are plenty of situations where supporting a high-minded value requires reciprocation.
If you did hold absolute non violence as a value, then yes, you would not respond to violence against you with violence even in defense.
Values are not binary.
You just decided to add extra constraints to my argument for no reason.