Sadly, yet again we have found trading with dictaorships does not bring more rights and freedoms to a countries citizens but just increases the military threat. We have seen from both China and Russia agreements are there to be broken. Neither can be trusted. The sooner we decouple from these two countries the better.
Due to short sighted search for bigger company profits, (See Apple etc) we have allowed companies to export jobs to cheaper countries. The average western citizen has been sold a pup that these lower paid jobs exported to the east would result in much better paid skilled jobs back home in the west. Globalism has not helped the average western citizen at all but has boasted the economies and standard of living of our enemies. I still remember being aghast at the USA giving MFN status to China. I said then that would come back to bite us on the ass and have seen no reason to change my mind. Unfortunately western governments and corporate greed are too often familiar bedfellows.