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China will take US to WTO over tariffs

Reuters, Bloomberg

China will take the US decision to impose an extra across-the-board 10 per cent tariff on Chinese goods to the World Trade Organisation.

The imposition of tariffs by the US “seriously violates” WTO rules, the commerce ministry said in a statement, urging the US to “engage in frank dialogue and strengthen co-operation.”

“China is strongly dissatisfied with this and firmly opposes it,” the statement said according to a Bloomberg translation.

“The US’s unilateral imposition of tariffs seriously violates WTO rules. It is not only ineffective in solving its own problems, but also undermines normal economic and trade co-operation between China and the United States.

“Regarding the wrong practices of the United States, China will file proceedings with the WTO and take corresponding countermeasures to firmly safeguard its rights and interests.

“China hopes that the United States will view and handle its own fentanyl and other issues objectively and rationally, instead of threatening other countries with tariffs. China urges the United States to correct its wrong practices, meet China halfway, face problems head-on, engage in candid dialogue, strengthen cooperation, and manage differences on the basis of equality, mutual benefit, and mutual respect.”

US President Donald Trump ordered 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10 per cent on goods from China starting on Tuesday, risking a new trade war that economists said could slow global growth and reignite inflation.