For example, lead paint in old houses can be a greater threat to children's health than lead that may be under some industrial site where there are no children

So China will be having to make some choices as to whose side it wants to be on. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of a major improvement in our relationship with them, if they choose correctly

For example, lead paint in old houses can be a greater threat to children's health than lead that may be under some industrial site where there are no children

We have some real political differences among us, but we all share the same goals: clean air and water, injury free workplaces, safe transportation systems, to name a few of the good things that can come from regulation.

And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be so important and why a little small place like Taiwan would be so important to the PRC

There's nothing hard about acting except the long hours.

But obviously, we can't afford to make some bad long-term decisions with regard to basic commitments our country has - trade those away for some short-term assistance that may or may not be there a month from now.