[lostalex]

Well the only reason their economy was even improving was because they were using their own people as slave labour. The only reason the Chinese economy made so many gains is because American and European companies have been using Chinese people as slaves, and the Chinese government is perfectly happy to let it happen.

There needs to be an International Minimum wage. No worker should be paid less than the US federal minimum wage any where in the world. That would solve a lot of problems right away.

Until there is an international minimum wage, there will be no such thing as "free" trade.