Hu XiJin, who is now mostly-retired, was once Beijing's mouthpiece in the Trump 1.0 trade war. Today he's highlighting a post that he said has gone viral on Chinese social media.He wrote:A netizen has summed up what he calls Washington’s “one-way rules,” a post that has gone viral on Chinese social media. I’ve translated it here to see whether American readers would agree.Rule 1: What I need — such as rare earths — you must ensure the supply of. What I have in surplus — like soybeans — you must keep your markets open for.Rule 2: What you need — like advanced chips — I will ban entirely. What you’re good at — such as electric vehicles — I will reject outright.Rule 3: All trade must be settled in my currency. But once you profit from it, I’ll accuse you of “economic aggression.”Rule 4: When I refuse to trade with you and you turn to others, I’ll charge you with “coercing countries into dependence.” When you expand cooperation, I’ll say you’re “setting debt traps to exploit partners.”In short, it’s a game built on one principle — the winner never breaks the rules.Buying from you means securing supply;Selling to you means market access.Blocking you is technology protection;Shutting you out is fair competition.Using my dollar is the natural order;Earning my dollar is economic aggression.Becoming self-reliant means coercing partners;Pursuing win-win cooperation means debt traps.— In short, the right to define the rules is always mine. This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.