Re:It's entirely possible (Score 1)

"Microsoft won't be legally allowed to participate without at least a heavy barrier to entry into the market....However, the fact remains that China has allowed us very little access to their markets while demanding access to our markets..."

Chinese Market is quite open now. And according its commitment to WTO, you will see more big change recently. On the other hand, the inbalance of trade between USA and China has many reasons. One of them is USA forbid many kinds of high tech products to be exported to China. Could you give any example of products that China cann't buy from USA due to "heavy barrier" from China?

"don't want the communists to get richer at our expense."

I suggest you remove "communists". It's hard to find real ones in China now.

"but nothing we couldn't recover from within five to ten years from"

I has not doubt on it. But don't forget China is NOT the only and strongest competor of USA in the world

"a country that is belligerant toward Taiwan, Japan and South Korea"

Your information is quite out-of-date China has a very good relationship with South Korea. As for Japan, the relationship between two government does meet trouble recently. But the non-governmental relationship is still good. Overall, it's far from "belligerant" Similiar situation between Taiwan and Mainland China.

"the weapons that'll probably kill thousands"

While USA is NO.1 country who is selling weapon, considering it HAS killed thousands in Iraq, I think it's absurd for you to make such accusation just based on your imagination on a thing which is unlikely to happen