China is the real competitor and we know they steal our IP and take advantage of the U.S. in other ways, so here is a thought.
How about building up and using U.S. suppliers and bring mfg back here in the U.S.?
Honeywell "said on Friday it had started sourcing some of its components from countries other than China to counter growing costs related to a tariff war between the world's two largest economies."
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/honeywell-profit-beats-higher-demand-aircraft-parts-115303232--sector.html