"China takes care not to rub the E.U or the U.S too far the wrong way"
What are you smoking? We've been at war for the past several years with the systematic, government sanctioned and funded theft of Western and mostly US industries by China. No matter who owns us, there is no funding debate worth talking about without a balanced budget and reduction of the national and states debt load. I would donate free calculators to the White House and Congress if I thought they would use them properly.