international relations US government supports outsourcing

It's election time and all the players seem to change their positions almost on a dayly basis. The US government plays along, gave up its support for the strong dollar (seen an earlier entry) and is now also encouraging out outsourcing of jobs to other countries, US media reported today nationwide.
"The embrace of foreign "outsourcing," an accelerating trend that has contributed to U.S. job losses in recent years and become an issue in the 2004 elections, is contained in the president's annual report to Congress on the health of the U.S. economy," reports the LA Times.
I'm getting confused. I will attend in half an hour a meeting on the question whether Chinese think differently - I guess compared to American and their President. I do hope so. While outsourcing might be unavoidable, just enjoying it might not be a political viable viewpoint.