China to take the US tariffs case to WTO

摘要

The new tariffs imposed by Washington came into effect Sunday(1st September 2019).Now,Reuters reported China officially complained to the World Trade Organisation(WTO).Following up from the latest round of tariffs,China is taking the situation to be analysed by WTO.China’s Commerce Ministry confirm”China is strongly dissatisfied and resolutely opposed”.No further details of the legal case have been released but China indicated they”will firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests and resolutely defend the multilateral trading system and the international trade order”as the new US tariffs affected 300 billion US dollars of Chinese exports,in a clear disrespect of the agreement reached by the leaders of both countries during their meeting in June in Osaka(during the G7 summit).