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This article discusses how emerging markets' blatant usage of protectionism, like that of Brazil raising tariffs on 100 sectors last October (2013) to defend is declining industrial base, is a threat to free trade and WTO's views on the matter.

Dairy farmers from around Ottawa took their cows and tractors to Parliament Hill this week, to protest the changes they expect in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

This article talks about Dairy farmers in Ottawa, Canada. They protested against upcoming concessions (lower tarrifs) for the import of Diary, which would allow Canadians to buy more foreign cheese than they can now. However, that would mean that the local diary farmers sell less cheese.

this article illustrates the friction caused by Chinese government's new policy of requiring foreign computer companies to make 'backdoors' in their hardwares and softwares. The foreign companies are protesting that such measure is protectionism.

With China possibly given the status of a "market economy" the effectiveness of tariffs against chinese imports will be strongly diminished. This could result in EU economies being exposed to "dumping" policies by the chinese in order to weaken the competitive ability of domestic producers.