Letter to the editor: Made in America

Dear editor,

Despite US-China relations reaching a new low after the shoot down of a Chinese spy balloon, our economies remain mutually reliant. In fact, according to the Commerce Department, the value of the goods traded between America and China in 2022 reached a record high of $690 billion.

While the US imports of Chinese goods rose to ore than $538 billion, the gap between imports and exports wa…