The flow of Chinese investment overseas and investment in China by foreign multinationals will, if history is a guide, spur still more trade between China and others.

WSJ: China Trade Rise Prompts Shifts Around the Globe

One hopeful sign: The Obama administration has promulgated a new model Bilateral Investment Treaty that, despite extraneous regulatory baggage it comes with, could well help guide U.S.-China efforts in the direct of more, not less, open investment across borders.

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