I thought it is a US led Western order that wanted free market access and that protectionism was decried as part of Communist/Socialist ideology. Clearly that order has collapsed with all the Western hypocrisy that comes with it.
Preventing your government services from being dependent on a geopolitical foe is not protectionism.
It isn’t hypocritical.
It is obviously smart statecraft.
Preventing your government services from being dependent on a geopolitical foe is not protectionism.
It isn’t hypocritical.
It is obviously smart statecraft.