US only loves free market if they're the winners.
Which free-market-loving country doesn't?
So does China. E.g.,
China goes beyond protectionism and even threatens other countries from doing their own strategy.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/renewables/chi...
https://sccei.fsi.stanford.edu/china-briefs/chinas-use-unoff...
> The authors conclude that non-tariff barriers were a primary instrument used by China in the U.S.-China trade war, with implications for China’s trade conflicts with other countries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_websites_blocked_in_ma...
So does the EU
https://ahdb.org.uk/europe-market-access-and-barriers-to-tra...
Interestingly, champions of free trade come out only when the US puts in any place the tiniest of restrictions.