CCTV News: According to the Ministry of Commerce website, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce answered reporters' questions about China's "reciprocal tariff" measures for the United States in the WTO.
Q: It is reported that China filed a lawsuit in the WTO for the U.S. to impose "reciprocal tariffs" on Chinese products. Can you please introduce the specific situation?
A: On April 2, Eastern Time, the United States announced that it would impose "reciprocal tariffs" on all trading partners, including China, and China has sued the WTO dispute settlement mechanism.
The US imposition of so-called "reciprocal tariffs" seriously violates WTO rules, seriously damages the legitimate rights and interests of WTO members, and seriously undermines the rules-based multilateral trading system and international economic and trade order. It is a typical unilateral bullying practice and endangers the stability of the global economic and trade order. China firmly opposes this.
China has always been a staunch defender of the international economic and trade order and a staunch supporter of the multilateral trading system. We urge the US side to correct its wrong practices immediately and cancel unilateral tariff measures.
