Tag: WTO

India and Japan Notify WTO of Possible Retaliation Against U.S. Tariffs
Trump raised tariffs on aluminum to 25% and ended duty-free quotas, exemptions and exclusions for steel and aluminum tariffs. India and Japan have recently notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of potential retaliatory measures in response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum. The European Union(EU) and Britain had submitted similar notifications to the WTO […]
May 16, 2025

China Denounces U.S. Reciprocal Tariffs at WTO Meeting
‘Overcapacity’ is a poor excuse to justify unilateral and protectionist measures, the Chinese delegation said. On Tuesday, China refuted the accusations of “overcapacity” made by the United States and some other countries at a World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting and condemned U.S. “reciprocal tariffs” and discriminatory subsidy policies for seriously undermining WTO rules. RELATED: China […]
May 1, 2025

We Would All Lose From a Global Trade War, WTO Director Warns
The World’s GDP will suffer double-digit losses and everyone will pay for it, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said. On Thursday, the European Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Productivity, Valdis Dombrovskis, and the head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, joined their voices at the Davos Forum to try to prevent the protectionist wave coming from […]
January 23, 2025

China Files Complaint at WTO Over Canada’s Trade Protectionism
In August, Canada announced that it will implement a 100-percent surtax on all Chinese-made electric vehicles. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce confirmed that China has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Canada’s unilateralism and trade protectionism practices. RELATED: Kenya: Expo to Boost Sino-African Trade Ties to Be […]
October 2, 2024

China Urges US To Stop Suppression of TikTok
On Thursday, China called on the United States to stop the unreasonable suppression of companies from other countries, following a U.S. bill targeting TikTok. RELATED: US House of Representatives Approves TikTok Ban The U.S. side should earnestly respect the market economy and the principle of fair competition, and provide an open, fair, just and non-discriminatory […]