Utterly false. Free trade assumes only liberty. There is not now and never has been a "level playing field" between any person or nation.
You are at a great disadvantage versus Coca Cola beverage company or Macy's or Goodyear Tire. You are hopelessly underfunded and yet free trade goes on. How is that possible?
By level playing field, I mean the concept of reciprocity. You cannot give another country unfettered access to our markets while they deny us the same treatment for our exports and access to their markets.
How do you define liberty as it pertains to free trade?