Red: "Andy Dufresne, who crossed the sewers and came out clean and fragrant. Andy Dufresne, bound for the Pacific. [...] We who knew him well, we talked about it often and we had things to tell. [...] But sometimes I was sad thinking that Andy was gone. But some birds are not made for the cage, this is the truth. They are born free and free must be. And when they fly away, you fill your heart with joy because you know that nobody should have locked them up. Even if the place you live suddenly becomes gray and empty without them. The fact is that my friend was missing me...

Andy Dufresne: Dear Red, if you read this letter it means that you came out and if you've come this far, maybe you want to go a little further. Remember the name of the city, right? "Zihuatanejo" I would need a good man to help me with my project. I really hope you come; there is also a chessboard waiting for you. Remember, Red, hope is a good thing, perhaps the best of things, and good things never die. I hope you find this letter and you feel comfortable. Your friend Andy.

From The Shawshank Redemption by Frank Arpad Darabont.

The Shawshank Redemption is the story of Andy Dufrensne, lobbied for two murders he did not commit, and his escape from a corrupt prison. But before material freedom, Andy had already conquered another freedom: the inner freedom aided by friendships. Red and the other inmates often talk about Andy after his escape: thanks to his golden heart, in fact, he had managed to make them better people. He had taught everyone that fear makes you a prisoner, hope can make you free.

Donald Trump's fight continues, alone against the rest of the world. There is talk of international trade, tariffs, bans on imports of foreign products into the US. The fear is to lose wealth, jobs, skills in favor of other countries.

Trump had first announced the duties on aluminum and steel for all countries, then "friendship" allowed to revise the initial rigidity. Friendly countries like Canada and Mexico have been exempted. Europe has appealed to historical friendship, also to have a preferential path. Trump has called for the cut of some European restrictions on US goods. Friendship is like that; it often asks for reciprocity. Now, commercial freedom and historical friendship are intertwined in a war that is worrying and concerns the markets of the whole world.

In the film, friendship is the way to find inner freedom for the inmates. The friendship between two countries often manages to soften tones and obstacles, in other words, find reciprocity solutions. The main problem is when there is no friendship between two countries and, above all, two superpowers with very different characters such as the US and China.

The United States would be preparing to launch a package of duties against China in, perhaps up to $ 60 billion in imports. The new duties would mainly affect technological products. The package also includes investment restrictions, which should be announced shortly to complicate the already tense relations after the duties on steel and aluminum. To deceive the situation, were the statements made by the Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, David Malpass, according to whom the US decided to stop the Comprehensive Economic Dialogue, the economic dialogue with China. The administration is "disappointed" by China and its steps back in opening up its market to foreign competition.

A few hours later, Maplass corrected the shot: "I expressed myself badly. Secretary Steve Mnuchin has high-level contacts with China, " he said, stating however that “ ‘lines of communication’ remain open in any case.

 The first meeting of the Trump era in the context of the dialogue program took place last year and ended in a stalemate, with the US and China failing to reach an agreement on the final communiqué. Since then it has been the impasse.

As we said, friendship very often requires reciprocity. And of China, everything can be said, but the concept of reciprocity is very relative. The State finances the foreign conquest of its companies, distorts competition by favoring national companies, competes with products manufactured without respecting the most basic practices of respect for the environment and workers, as well as imposing on foreigners the sharing of their “Know How”. All this does not lay the foundations for a lasting friendship. So far, it has always been believed that it was a momentary transition. Even for Western countries, certain achievements on environmental protection and competition have come with time. Only that China does not seem to want a change on this.

To be free of a wallet, we must be able to go beyond the obstacles that will come. One must look inward and analyze those titles that will be limited by a trade war to prefer, instead, those that can put wings and fly over obstacles.

We believe that the only companies and investments that can cross the wall of iron curtains between countries, are those that invest in development and for this, they will find solutions that will make them essential, every country will want to have them anyway. These are internet, pharmaceuticals and software titles, much less tied to raw materials but unbalanced in the future, difficult to tax. Their freedom is to offer services that do not know barriers because they aim to better satisfy human needs that are the same for everyone.