You're with us or you're with the pirates!

U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, in the midst of trade discussions with China:

Gutierrez said earlier this week it was the global trade in fake and pirated goods, which the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says costs the American economy $250 billion each year, that was the top issue bedevilling trade ties.
"Intellectual property rights violations are a crime and we don't believe we should be negotiating crimes with our trading partners."

Just so we're clear, Gutierrez's position in sum:
Intellectual property is the most important trade issue facing the U.S. and China.
And because it's such an important issue, the U.S. doesn't want to talk about it.
Isn't diplomacy beautiful?