mike pence taking a horde line with china. he backed protesters and taiwan s economy. pence s speech closely watched as president trump works to complete a partial trade deal. the u.s. wants to engage and not fight with china, pence cited several examples of china s bad behavior, including fentanyl in the opioid crisis and the chinese export of technology. he blasted businesses for siding with china. he pointed to nike, removing jerseys from its stores after a tweet from an executive. he criticized the nba for muddling free speech when it comes to china. nike promotes itself as a social justice champion.