CCTV News: On February 4, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce answered reporters' questions about China's prosecution on the US's tariff imposition measures in the WTO.
Q: It is reported that China filed a lawsuit in the WTO for the US to impose a 10% tariff on Chinese products. Can you please introduce the specific situation?
A: On February 1, the US announced an additional 10% tariff on relevant Chinese products. In order to defend its legitimate rights and interests, China has sued the US tax measures to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism.
The US imposes tariffs on Chinese products imported to the US seriously violates WTO rules and is of a bad nature. It is a typical unilateralism and trade protectionism practice. The US's approach seriously damages the rules-based multilateral trading system, undermines the foundation of economic and trade cooperation between China and the United States, and disrupts the stability of the global industrial chain and supply chain. The United States has repeatedly overtaken multilateralism by unilateralism and has been strongly condemned by the majority of WTO members. China firmly opposes the US's approach and urges the US to correct its wrong approach immediately.
China is a firm supporter and important contributor to the multilateral trading system. We are willing to work with other WTO members to jointly respond to the challenges of unilateralism and trade protectionism to the multilateral trading system, and maintain the orderly and stable development of international trade.
