• He says that it is necessary to balance US trade relationships with China. He advocates a tougher regulatory stance.
• Huckabee says that The US has not challenged them enough on intellectual property rights. He attributes this reason for Chinese food and toys that are not safe coming into the country.
• He commented that the American government has failed in it's attempts to curb currency manipulations on the part of Chinese traders who buy up large amounts of currency and then proceed to manipulate them to artificially lower their prices and force things back into the country.
• Huckabee pointed out that this practice has led to a trade deficit which is over $232 billion.
• During his campaign he said that he is not as concerned about china as he is about more radical and threatening regimes.
• In 2006, Mike Huckabee visited Taiwan and met with President Chen Shui-bian. In 2005 he as Governor of Arkansas had passed a resolution commending US-Taiwan Free Trade agreement.
• The National Governors Association passed a resolution supporting Taiwan in 2003, during Mike Huckabee's time as NGA Chairman.
• He commented that China needs to adhere to all the rules which are required to be met in trade issues, intellectual property rights and the decent treatment of workers.
• He said that China is becoming more a part of the mainstream in economic development as well as in giving liberties to the people.
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