Krishnamoorthi in total denial of sinking American competitive edge to China.

 Krishnamoorthi in total denial of sinking American competitive edge to China.

IL 8^th District Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi’s Chicago Tribune op-ed ‘How we can win the economic contest with China’ should have been titled ‘How we lost the economic contest with China.’

He presents a number of startling economic figures showing China has already passed America as the most dynamic world economy, getting stronger every day while America’s economy stagnates from irresponsible disinvestment. 

Krishnamoorthi’s prescription to halt this undeniable US, China reversal of fortune is pure happy talk with no specifics. His top 5 cures?

1. Protect US from unfair trade practices

2. Up our game

3. Make sure we’re prepared to lead and innovate

4. Harden our supply chains

5. Build strong worldwide partnerships

Krishnamoorthi, who is all in for promoting American exceptionalism, totally ignores 22 years of perpetual US warfare, gobbling up trillions in precious resources needed to grow a strong economy. He’s promoting partnerships when the US sanctions dozens of countries who don’t buckle to US demands. He ignores that our government continually enriches the billionaire class to the detriment of the tens of millions in poverty. Worst of all, Krishnamoorthi offers not a word on America blindly rushing toward possible nuclear confrontation with both China and Russia simultaneously. Should that occur, any talk of economic competition will be moot.

China, meanwhile, invests in numerous countries rather than bombing or sanctioning them. China’s reputation worldwide continues to soar. America’s? Many countries now consider the US the world’s biggest threat to peace. While the US pours over $100 billion to keep the killing fields ablaze in Ukraine, China proposes ceasefire and negotiations to snuff them out.

Rep, Krishnamoorthi pretends US is still No. 1 and can stay that way. His op-ed refutes that with shocking Chinese economic advancements already putting America in its rear-view mirror. Rep. Krishnamoorthi needs to check his vision. China is ahead….and pulling away.