The China Cultural Clash
It&#x27;s frustrating to see people say that we shouldn&#x27;t fight Chinese economic imperialism, mercantilism, and protectionism because we should support free trade.<p>Free trade is a two way street.  If a trading partner is engaging in unfair practices then it&#x27;s reasonable to support sanctions and tariffs and other means to get them to stop, even if you&#x27;re a free trade supporter.<p>In fact this is the whole premise of the WTO, which supports free trade.  If you don&#x27;t engage in free trade, you get slapped with tariffs.