Sure, in the same way a child tries to invoke unfairness when they don't get their way. Do you really fall for this?

No, you don't understand: what exactly is "unfair" and what "fair" alternative is he proposing? And show us how it is fair for both sides.

Wait, how is he not right? /s

It's absolutely fair to count how much lumber and oil and cars you're importing-exporting while ignoring how much services in technology, IT, space, software, cloud, finance, etc, you're exporting. /s