If the US balanced its trade deficit with China, China would go from having the largest overall trade surplus in the world to having a trade surplus smaller than Ireland
http://thesoundingline.com/taps-coogan-the-us-accounts-for-over-90-of-chinas-global-trade-surplus/

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.