Why are American politicians attacking China in their election campaigns?

If you only read the US news instead of trying to make the news in the US you may become somewhat credible, but that is a long way off. You say selecting America's leaders and selecting the winner of American Idol are just alike? You are here showing everyone how little you really know. As for the politicians, if you have read any news you know about the pirated goods being made in China, they have the obligation to try to so what is right. This is one thing China will not even try to correct and there are many many more problems with China. China in the past year has decided to lay claims to lands not theirs but that belong to other people. You say "there must be a reason and I would like to know why". If you really want to know anything, stop making things up and start reading credible papers. You make people think you are paranoid the way you talk.