Reciprocity in US-led global trade an illusion By Marcus Vinicius De Freitas | China Daily | Updated: 2025-08-07 07:04

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202508/07/WS6893df79a3108a99c1905854.html There have been moments in history when the veneer of fairness that underpins international relations has faded, and the crude mechanics of power re-emerged with startling clarity. Such is the case with the contemporary global trade architecture, which, for decades, has been championed by the United States as a virtuous system of open markets, a rules-based order and reciprocal gains.