世贸组织：美国2018年对中国商品征税违反规则

The United States violated international regulations when it imposed tariffs¹ on Chinese goods in 2018, the World Trade Organization has announced.

 

世界贸易组织宣布，美国在2018年对中国商品征税的行为违反了国际规则。

 

Calling the ruling made by a WTO expert panel "objective and fair," the spokesperson said it's a must for China to safeguard its legitimate² rights and interests by resorting to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism³ to tackle the wrongful practices of the US unilateralism and trade protectionism. It also demonstrates China's firm determination to respect WTO rules and safeguard the authority of the multilateral trading system.

 

Noting that the multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core is the cornerstone of international trade, the spokesperson said China has always firmly supported and safeguarded the cornerstone and respected WTO rules and rulings.

 

China also hopes that the US side will fully⁴ respect the ruling of the WTO expert panel and the rules-based multilateral trading system, take concrete actions and work with China and other WTO members to jointly⁵ safeguard the multilateral trading system and promote stable and sound development of the world economy, the spokesperson said.

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