That's a very narrow minded view. China is number one counterpoint. Without free trade, and very favorable terms that Western countries offered, China wouldn't

That's a very narrow minded view. China is number one counterpoint. Without free trade, and very favorable terms that Western countries offered, China wouldn't become the superpower it is today. The tension between US and China today has more to do with geopolitics than protectionism. Read the following (from 1984) to understand how Deng Xiao Peng saw the roles of Special Economic Zone in the revival of China's economy: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/deng-xiaoping/1984/21.htm https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/deng-xiaoping/198...