Sure is funny seeing China of all countries lecture others on free trade, when they themselves are heavily protectionist [1,2,3], and they allow almost no immigration [4,5] - their population is almost mono-ethnic, with the minorities mostly other indigenous asians [6].<p>But the media just obediently repeat their press releses, without calling them out on any of it...<p>[1] <a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/how-chinese-regulatory-authorities-impose-protectionist-trade-policies/article/903435" rel="nofollow">http://www.weeklystandard.com/how-chinese-regulatory-authori...</a>
[2] <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/24/protectionist-u-s-free-market-china-not-so-fast.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/24/protectioni...</a>
[3] <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/douglasbulloch/2016/10/12/protectionism-may-be-rising-around-the-world-but-in-china-it-never-went-away/#10b57567143f" rel="nofollow">http://www.forbes.com/sites/douglasbulloch/2016/10/12/protec...</a><p>[4] <a href="http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/79853.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/79853.htm</a>
[5] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_China" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_China</a>
[6] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_demographics#Ethnic_groups" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_demographics#Ethnic_gr...</a>