Experts from multiple "allied" countries criticized Trump's "reciprocal tariffs." Radhika Desai suggests that the move is being used as a justification to give huge tax cuts to the rich in the U.S.; and Adam Dunnett, secretary general of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and Takuji Okubo, managing director and chief economist, Japan Macro Advisors, believe the world should insist on the free trade frameworks even without U.S. participation.