It's a subtle concept but what it means is there is NO social safety net in China outside of your place of work.
PRECISELY. These protectionists don't realize they are supporting a system that is MORE communist/socialist than China! The reality is China is less socialist/Communist than the US, and erecting protectionist barricades will only further that.
We are guaranteed the rights to Life, Liberty, and the PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. We're not guaranteed to be happy, but to pursue it. Since when did my pursuit of happiness mean I MUST give money and restrict my activities so that someone else can work less and just have happiness given to them?
Protectionism is, at its very core, communist.