Should the U.S., in order to save its own industry, boycott the PRC

please be polite and tell us what the prc is.

I happen to know, but your assumption is annoying.

my apologies, the People's Republic of China

On the subject, I've mixed feelings.

Will read along.

You will have to be more specific about what "boycott" means.

China is a major trading partner with the US totaling hundreds of billions of dollars. China produces lots of the stuff you depend on cheaply from socks to televisions. China is also a major market for US goods. Several US industries, for example electronic equipment, depend on the huge Chinese market.

Any major disruption with US-Chinese trade would result in layoffs of American workers as well as sharply rising prices in goods Americans buy.

To do anything to end trading with China would be ******* nuts.

Frankly, I think Max is being kind here. It would be much worse than just "******* nuts."