There is a difference, I believe between free market and free trade. I contend that you cannot have free trade without the free market, no matter what you call it. Since China is not free, and owns and/or subsidizes all industries (the government itself is a participant), any market with China as a contributor is not free. And therefore, any involving China cannot be free.
A free market - where all the patricipants adhere to the principles of capitalism and the governments are not participants but observers - will promote free trade because it has capitalism at its core.
re : There is a difference, I believe between free market and free trade.
Thank you that was a very thoughtful and incisive reply.
Tony