On Dec 31, 3:34*am, Hawke wrote:

No, when it comes to U.S. China trade none of it fits the definition of
free trade, regardless of what the commodity is. China is a currency
manipulator and uses trade protection for a lot of it's products. It
also sells products at less than it costs to produce them. We have trade
barriers on some of their products too. But we're on the losing end of
the deal with us having a huge trade deficit. There is so much
government intervention from both sides of the U.S. China trade it can't
fit the definition of free trade or a free market. But it is true that
both the buyers and sellers are willing participants.

Hawke

I still do not see how the market in wheat would be affected by the
examples you give.

China does not produce wheat to any big extent. So China would not be
using trade protection for it's product, because wheat is not one of
its products. China does not sell wheat at less than it costs to
produce it, because it does not produce it.

Dan