Agree: these deals only help countries that violate health and safety, labor and environmental standards to get ahead and make a cheaper product. China has done well not for making high-quality goods, but for the opposite, for making cheap junk that sells for less than what it would cost if made in North America. The stories of toxic products and food are legion. 

Instead, we should only trade with 'best-in-breed' countries that raise our game. For example, the Nordic countries, or Singapore, or Hong Kong.