I make no comments to the effectiveness of China's political or country policies or their agenda. I'm simply pointing out that as a country they have a sovereig

I make no comments to the effectiveness of China's political or country policies or their agenda. I'm simply pointing out that as a country they have a sovereign right to dictate their own rules. It could be ineffective, but if you believe so you should go join the Communist party and start advising them. Certainly if foreign multinational companies cry foul, it's fairly obvious they are biased as they have a corporate and legal agenda to push profits. I don't understand your comment about channeling Mao... Sovereignty and protectionism are the rights of any country, not just China. This includes Japan, which is also heavily protectionist, and even the US, when it comes to their inane corn subsidies. You'd probably support the TPP (https://www.google.com/search?q=tpp&oq=tpp&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l5.598j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=tpp&oq=tpp&aqs=chrome..69i57...) which aims to limit country sovereignty in favor of shifting power to global multinationals under the guise of "free" trade. Not really free when you consider the foreign multinationals have had a head start (the exact same problem China faces). Such an agreement is designed to take advantage of smaller countries and reduce their power when battling foreign multinationals that exploit those countries. This is essentially at least part of the battle China faces when employing protectionist policies—primarily against foreign multinational corporations.