Update: China files lawsuit with WTO following U.S. slapping of "reciprocal tariffs" on trading partners

Xinhua
04 Apr 2025, 22:04 GMT+10

BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce said on Friday that China has filed a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization's (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism following the announcement by the United States on Thursday to slap "reciprocal tariffs" on all trading partners."By imposing the so-called 'reciprocal tariffs,' the United States gravely violates WTO rules, seriously undermines the legitimate rights and interests of WTO members, and seriously damages the rules-based multilateral trading system and the international economic and trade order," a ministry spokesperson said."It is a typical unilateral practice of bullying that jeopardizes the stability of the global economic and trade order, and China is firmly opposed to this," the spokesperson said.China has always been a staunch defender of the international economic and trade order and a firm supporter of the multilateral trading system, said the spokesperson. "We urge the U.S. side to immediately correct its wrongdoings and cancel its unilateral tariff measures."

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