Ridiculous statement. America has been advocating for free trade, we don't see your American companies complaining when they've benefitted from cheap labor in China to mass produce the likes of shoes( eg: Nike) or Apple with iPhones. America is simply imposing tariffs because China has opted to introduce the PetroYuan for oil trades which effectively poses a threat to the USD. America wasn't expecting China to respond but it did. You don't bully your debtholder and expect to get compliments in return.