Protectionism and freedom are not absolute. Yes, those countries as well as the United States also engages in lots of protectionist policies.<p>However, the mentioned countries integrated more to world trade then most other countries in their region, and as a result they are now among the most developed.<p>Compare South Korea and North Korea, compare Taiwan R.O.C. to P.R.China prior to impacts of Deng&#x27;s policy change, compare China and India.