There is actually a very simple solution to the problem of the trade imbalance mostly into Asia. The federal government allows the countries with dollar surpluses (Because they don’t want to buy are goods) to purchase Treasuries there by financing the federal government. As of December of 2015 the foreign holding of US Treasuries was $6.1 Trillion if we passed a law the no foreign entities could hold foreign debt it would force them to buy things in this country. A program like this could be phased in over say four years and then as debt became due they would have to convert it and spend the dollars — it forces the exports and imports to be equal and ends the currency manipulation.